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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Raven Gates Gottschalk and Adam Gottschalk are marking another milestone in their happily ever after.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In Act Two, their life (like those of the other characters) proves less than happy ever after.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
And in Zegler’s capable hands, the original Disney princess gets a happily ever after that feels beautifully earned.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Now, on this season of The Bachelor, Ellis is finally getting his happily ever after.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In Act Two, their life (like those of the other characters) proves less than happy ever after.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
And in Zegler’s capable hands, the original Disney princess gets a happily ever after that feels beautifully earned.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Now, on this season of The Bachelor, Ellis is finally getting his happily ever after.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 Mar. 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 2 May. 2025.
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