afterward

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af·ter·ward | \ ˈaf-tər-wərd

, ˈaf-tə- \

variants: or afterwards \ ˈaf-tər-wərdz

, ˈaf-tə- \

Definition of afterward

: at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter found out about it long afterward

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Examples of afterward in a Sentence

He found out about it long afterward. Afterward, she got a promotion.

Recent Examples on the Web Despite all the frustration during Illinois’ 81-72 loss at Michigan State, coach Brad Underwood struck a nonchalant tone afterward. — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, "3 takeaways from Illinois’ 81-72 loss to Michigan State that snapped a 7-game winning streak: ‘We were due for one’," 24 Feb. 2021 Musicians rehearsed to empty rooms before the pandemic, and will continue to do so afterward. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, "Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?," 24 Feb. 2021 The next morning, Ma went to Mass at St. Charles, chatting with parishioners afterward until Brother Ray started locking doors. — Los Angeles Times, "From the first stitch to the final zip: The global journey of a COVID-19 body bag," 23 Feb. 2021 Above all, were the atrocities visited afterward on Cretan villages by the Germans an act of vengeance for the abduction? — Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, "Escape from Fortress Crete," 23 Feb. 2021 Winter storm blackouts plagued Texas in 2011, too:Recommendations made afterward went unenforced. — N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "An 11-year-old boy died after his mobile home lost power. His family is suing Texas utility companies.," 23 Feb. 2021 Shortly afterward, a judge overturned the verdict, and then an appellate court declined to reinstate it. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "Deaf employee who was fired at Costco wins $775,000 in lawsuit — and then loses it," 23 Feb. 2021 About six months later, my mother had heart surgery, and, not long afterward, a pleurodesis procedure on her left lung. — Ada Ferrer, The New Yorker, "My Brother’s Keeper," 22 Feb. 2021 The project chronicles her 2018 near-fatal overdose and her sobriety journey afterward. — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, "Demi Lovato Says She Wants to Be a 'Role Model' by Sharing What She Learned from Past Mistakes," 22 Feb. 2021

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