Examples of afterword in a Sentence
The novel has a foreword by an eminent critic and an afterword by the author herself.
the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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In her 1985 afterword to The Ha-Ha, Jennifer Dawson explores its sociopolitical and feminist implications, rather than religious or philosophical themes.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterword. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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