after all

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Recent Examples of after all As Peter Parker, Holland alternates between states of loneliness and lovesickness, which, after all, are not such different conditions. Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 This Water sign does, after all, have a way of making everything personal, which doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Staying hydrated, after all, is necessary for optimal brain function and energy. Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for after all
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Adverb
  • The ban, however, wiped out a crop that provided a large share of rural income, without real alternative livelihoods, and in some cases, through force.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Penders has just 78 senior professional league appearances to his name, however.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Iranian officials have nevertheless stressed that any agreement would not necessarily mean the waterway would immediately reopen.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But Autumn Mowery has nevertheless found this a perfect place to remind herself and others that real connections, while never perfect, do in fact matter.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Vollering won the stage regardless, but missed out on the title by just four seconds.
    Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The oil was going to be pumped regardless; the war just made each barrel worth more.
    Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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