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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But their love story did not end happily ever after.
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Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
And just like the movie ends with a happily ever after, many of the film's stars have also found their forever loves in real life!
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 19 June 2025
But their happily ever after is blown apart, sending the family on the run throughout Europe in the action series.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Either way, you, like Lovato, will be headed for a happily ever after!
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 May 2025
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Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
And just like the movie ends with a happily ever after, many of the film's stars have also found their forever loves in real life!
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 19 June 2025
But their happily ever after is blown apart, sending the family on the run throughout Europe in the action series.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Either way, you, like Lovato, will be headed for a happily ever after!
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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