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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In the event of an Anoka-Hennepin strike, school would be closed and after-school sports and activities would be suspended.
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2026
But there was a unique magic to the '90s after-school appointment TV.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
Kids in the Kitchen is an after-school program held at Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus that teaches kids how to cook.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2026
But there was a unique magic to the '90s after-school appointment TV.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
Kids in the Kitchen is an after-school program held at Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus that teaches kids how to cook.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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 10 Jan. 2026.
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