after-school
adjective
af·ter-school
ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 
: happening or done after the end of the school day
after-school activities/programs
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Students from across the Denver metro are heading to the state Capitol to push for free after-school opportunities statewide.
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The complex also has an after-school program for kids living at the development.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
And what of the gently curmudgeonly man of letters who runs an after-school study room for children, tutoring them in everything from multiplication tables to Victor Hugo?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Reduce after-school programs in community centers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The complex also has an after-school program for kids living at the development.
—Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
And what of the gently curmudgeonly man of letters who runs an after-school study room for children, tutoring them in everything from multiplication tables to Victor Hugo?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Reduce after-school programs in community centers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for after-school
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“After-school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-school. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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