after all
adverb
1
: in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless
decided to take the train after all
didn't rain after all
2
: in view of all circumstances
literature which is after all only a special department of reading—
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Such was the level of desperation and failure in Westwood and Blacksburg that UCLA said goodbye to DeShaun Foster after all of 15 games, and Virginia Tech bid adieu to Brent Pry after three-plus seasons.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Maybe that means the winter season lives after all.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In some ways, his daughter was sort of right about the situation after all.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Lauren, 40, then chimed in with her own thoughts on what makes their relationship work after all these years.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Maybe that means the winter season lives after all.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In some ways, his daughter was sort of right about the situation after all.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Lauren, 40, then chimed in with her own thoughts on what makes their relationship work after all these years.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20all. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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