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.
Examples of ever after in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cheers to happily ever after and finding love at any stage of life.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, museum life isn’t all happily ever after.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But when Tom accepts a job at the other end of the country, their happily ever after comes under threat.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Cancer doesn’t mean the end, but the beginning of happily ever after.
—Melissa Karns, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
The Mega Millions jackpot is now the sixth largest ever after no ticket matched all the numbers drawn Tuesday.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
His father of course won 15 golf majors, second most ever after only Jack Nicklaus.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Her autobiographical Amazon musical ends happily ever after with a prince named Ben Affleck
This Is Me . . .
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
Reality has set in, more sobering than ever after a humiliating 31-point loss to Stanford: Ellis is running out of time.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
Of course, museum life isn’t all happily ever after.
—Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
But when Tom accepts a job at the other end of the country, their happily ever after comes under threat.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Cancer doesn’t mean the end, but the beginning of happily ever after.
—Melissa Karns, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
The Mega Millions jackpot is now the sixth largest ever after no ticket matched all the numbers drawn Tuesday.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
His father of course won 15 golf majors, second most ever after only Jack Nicklaus.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
Her autobiographical Amazon musical ends happily ever after with a prince named Ben Affleck
This Is Me . . .
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
Reality has set in, more sobering than ever after a humiliating 31-point loss to Stanford: Ellis is running out of time.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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