How to Use thereafter in a Sentence

thereafter

adverb

• Thereafter, the two companies operated in full partnership.
• But the wheels began to come off that scheme not long thereafter.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 May 2023
• Shortly thereafter someone threw a metal beer can that struck Leahey on the back of the head, the suit said.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• For several years thereafter, the awards ping-ponged between the Shrine and the Dorothy Chandler.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• The first two episodes of the season will drop on that date with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
• Trump spoke with De Oliviera by phone for three and a half minutes shortly thereafter.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 28 July 2023
• The trio soon thereafter returned to Guatemala, where Blackmon spent most of his childhood.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023
• Smash Hits by Rodgers & Hart was the first to receive the treatment in 1939, and recording artists thereafter followed suit.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
• And, hopefully, they'll be added to the new edition of the Guinness Book of World Records shortly thereafter.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2024
• As a 13-year-old living in Paradise Hills, he was threatened and beat up by a gang and was home schooled thereafter.
  — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2023
• Not long thereafter, the decision was taken out of their hands.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
• The footage, played at the sentencing, showed one crew member leave the car and return shortly thereafter.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• Shortly thereafter, her younger brother gave her one of his.
  — Kayla Blanton, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
• The Bronco hit the utility pole shortly thereafter and rolled over at the light-rail station.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive Public Safety Team, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
• The suspects fled the scene on foot but were arrested shortly thereafter.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2023
• That would have really set us up quite well, thereafter.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
• Shortly thereafter, Kamlet picked her up in his black Corvette.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• Every month thereafter, her billing statement from MJHS arrived in the mail with a new drawing.
  — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 5 May 2023
• Each class thereafter will be held on Thursdays through Thursday, Nov. 16.
  — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
• Soon thereafter, the contractor paid him $1,000 in cash in the basement of one of the development’s buildings.
  — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• All About Mark Estes Things went very well on that first date, leading the two to make things official shortly thereafter.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• An area of low pressure is expected to form thereafter.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Aug. 2023
• Shortly thereafter, it was reported that Ms. Rollins intends to resign by the end of this week.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Alexander thereafter passed the gun along to Bahena, the eventual shooter.
  — Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2024
• Do Grand Slam events have to stick with replacing balls after the first seven games and every nine games thereafter?
  — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
• When officers arrived to the home shortly thereafter, Smith locked himself in a room and wouldn’t leave or speak to them, police said.
  — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
• The museum and the labor union reached an agreement shortly thereafter.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• The April ruling had a widespread chilling effect, and no new cities issued gas bans thereafter.
  — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• Soon thereafter, the same metal containers are retrieved and each returned to its source.
  — Laura Manske, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Pearl returned to practice shortly thereafter, while the timeline for Westry’s return was set at 3-4 weeks.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 15 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024