and then some

phrase

: with much more in addition

would require all his strength and then some

Examples of and then some in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chiefs were double-digit favorites — and then some — at one point this week. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

There are infectious disease outbreaks that tear through the women’s asylum, pre-antibiotics and vaccines, but there is also Lucia Strangman, one of Europe’s first female doctors, who rises to these challenges and then some. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Polo met that criteria and then some, with a 110-mph increase in its sustained winds from Monday to Tuesday morning. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Akin is getting his chance and then some with this year’s haunting opener Ghost Song, following two students who meet in a Berlin nightclub and immediately fall head over heels in love. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above