How to Use then in a Sentence

then

adverb

• Just then he walked in.
• She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.
• Back then, he was living in New York.
• Watch the fish engulf the bug and turn or drop down then set the hook.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 May 2021
• By then there were a lot of conflicts on the staff over the whole story.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• Brush the squash halves with olive oil, then flip the squash cut-side down.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• Slowly whisk in the olive oil, then add the salt and pepper flakes.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2020
• And then there are the restaurants, cafes, and markets.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
• So what were the big crowd-pleasers at the multiplex then?
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 7 Apr. 2021
• Security then had to forcibly hold the door shut to keep the group out.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022
• The pitcher could be waiting for that thing to go down to one and then pick at one.
  — The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022
• And then, of course, the most important thing is a retinol.
  — Glamour, 7 Apr. 2022
• The gunman then managed to get back up and shoot and kill Rashid.
  — Nick Perry, ajc, 16 Dec. 2021
• Sellers then set the price for the item based on its condition.
  — NBC News, 5 Aug. 2021
• One minute there’s nothing, and then a song grows out of the seed of an idea.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2021
• Awards are then made at random from among the fundable group.
  — Adrian Barnett, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
• Even then, the body has back-up defenses against the virus.
  — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2021
• Empathy was not a core trait of the male leader back then.
  — Joy Burnford, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• The court clearly hopes—and strongly hints—that the case will be moot by then.
  — Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 26 June 2017
• And then there's that high demand for eggs, which spikes this time of year.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
• When your pan is hot, press the dough, cook, then repeat.
  — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• By then the goal was to simply finish the season healthy.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
• Months have gone by since then but some problems persist to this day.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
• Peterson, who by then had made it to the corner of the lot, turns and runs north.
  — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
• Wash the seeds in water, then dry them on a paper towel.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
• May orders everyone to pick a seat and then stay there.
  — Randall Lane, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
• Since then, there have been many changes in Brazil and the film has survived….
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2021
• James has been tested since then and has been negative for the virus.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• They then were brought to Italy and sold to clients, mostly in Asia.
  — Trisha Thomas, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
• The men then had final dates — all of which made things even more confusing.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024