ever after

phrase

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 tale

His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.

Examples of ever after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The jackpot now ranks among the game's 10 biggest Mega Millions prizes ever after more than four months without a winner. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Still, Whitney and Conner are living their happily ever after with their family of five. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Swift’s whirlwind romance with Kelce, who proposed to her last August, marked a happily ever after for the singer after some not-so-successful relationships. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026

Nearly three years later, the couple are enjoying the kind of happily ever after people write songs about—which makes this the perfect time to revisit all the ones Swift penned about her future husband. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for ever after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter