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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This is the Deep South, after all, where anti-union attitudes are enshrined in state constitutions.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
Different than is not necessarily bad, however, and this might be a case of viewers having a tough time shaking off their expectations going into the theater (the Furiosa trailers, after all, sell the new film as being rather exactly like Fury Road).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
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Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
Different than is not necessarily bad, however, and this might be a case of viewers having a tough time shaking off their expectations going into the theater (the Furiosa trailers, after all, sell the new film as being rather exactly like Fury Road).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20all. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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