afterward
adverb
af·ter·ward
ˈaf-tər-wərd 
ˈaf-tə-
variants
or afterwards
ˈaf-tər-wərdz
ˈaf-tə-
: at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter
found out about it long afterward
Examples of afterward in a Sentence
He found out about it long afterward.
Afterward, she got a promotion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Lead movie roles came soon afterward, including the coming-of-age hit The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and the horror sequel The Grudge 2 (2006).
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Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 July 2026
This heat drives more melting and more basaltic volcanism, a process that plays out not just in the minutes-to-hours timescale of the actual collision, but in tens or even hundreds of millions of years afterward.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Lead movie roles came soon afterward, including the coming-of-age hit The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and the horror sequel The Grudge 2 (2006).
—
Danny Horn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 July 2026
This heat drives more melting and more basaltic volcanism, a process that plays out not just in the minutes-to-hours timescale of the actual collision, but in tens or even hundreds of millions of years afterward.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for afterward
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterward. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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