ever after
phrase
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.
Examples of ever after in a Sentence
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Swift’s whirlwind romance with Kelce, who proposed to her last August, marked a happily ever after for the singer after some not-so-successful relationships.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2026
Nearly three years later, the couple are enjoying the kind of happily ever after people write songs about—which makes this the perfect time to revisit all the ones Swift penned about her future husband.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Across her 16 albums, Taylor Swift has returned time and again to the idea of happily ever after.
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The co-host will advance to the round of 16 for the first time ever after a 1-0 win against South Africa.
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Alex Connor,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 July 2026
Nearly three years later, the couple are enjoying the kind of happily ever after people write songs about—which makes this the perfect time to revisit all the ones Swift penned about her future husband.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
Across her 16 albums, Taylor Swift has returned time and again to the idea of happily ever after.
—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The co-host will advance to the round of 16 for the first time ever after a 1-0 win against South Africa.
—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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