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 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

How then can Heated Rivalry tease a happily ever after for two gay all-star professional hockey players who aren’t just gay but are gay together? —Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Happily ever after doesn't seem to be in the cards for Chloe and Johnny. —Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

There’s running at the end, because there’s a breathless quality to get to the happily ever after of a romance. —Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026

Burnley have now lost nine of their previous 11 games and Scott Parker cut a more downbeat figure than ever after Saturday’s loss to Brighton & Hove Albion. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for ever after

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