ever after
idiom
old-fashioned
: from that time forward
She remembered him fondly ever after.
The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.
—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy taleHis biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Both girls plan for their friendship to continue ever after their treatments end.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The romance genre guarantees one thing – a happily ever after.
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There’s kind of a false trope in the way most romantic movies or books are played at the end, which is happily ever after.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Both girls plan for their friendship to continue ever after their treatments end.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The romance genre guarantees one thing – a happily ever after.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s kind of a false trope in the way most romantic movies or books are played at the end, which is happily ever after.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ever after
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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