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

Will her hopeful singles find their happily ever after? —Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026

Each sibling gets their own happily ever after. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026

But with a few shrewd changes from page to screen, Benedict asking Sophie to be his mistress feels more like a last resort than a first instinct, clearing the path to a smoother happily ever after when the show returns in February. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026

The queen of psychological thrillers will soon publish a new book about the dark side of happily ever after. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for ever after

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