How to Use after-school in a Sentence

after-school

adjective
  • Make a batch and keep on hand for after-school snacks or drop-in guests.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Style yours with a cute cardi and miniskirt for the full after-school look.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Would your child rather stay home than go to a child care or after-school program?
    — Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • The school district will still provide buses to the Boys and Girls Club for after-school care.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2023
  • His path was forged thanks to an after-school program, where kids got to make their own short films.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • Movie nights, game days, and after-school video games have never looked quite so good.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Movie nights, game days, and after-school video games have never looked quite so good.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Mixed, baked and eaten warm, straight from the skillet, these fudgy brownies are the after-school snack of your dreams.
    — Christina Morales, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • An after-school broadcast and a once-a- week format were tried.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • He wasn’t allowed to join music or sports clubs or sign up for the after-school program.
    — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
  • School and after-school feeding programs should be in place in every town and city.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2024
  • The girl told school staff that she was attacked while on campus for an after-school program, Nguyen said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Lucas, now 17, had a line of friends eager for an after-school job at Devil May Care.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
  • Plus, don’t miss the Hang Time after-school program, perfect for busy parents.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Game plan go-to healthy school lunches and after-school snacks for the weekly rotation.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Classes and after-school programs at the school in Bayview were canceled for a day of recovery.
    — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Tweens and teens are constantly on the go and tend to have more after-school activities.
    — Toby Amidor, Ms, Rd, Parents, 12 Sep. 2024
  • For those who grew up watching 106 & Park as teens, the show was more than just after-school entertainment.
    — Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • The free after-school program grew over the decades and eventually moved into an old JCPenney‘s.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Even after school, kids may attend after-school programs, clubs, sports, or just spend time with their friends.
    — Katherine Lee, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • The couple had been in the after-school childcare business before opening their diner to add sales and cash flow.
    — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • There are fewer after-school snack runs to the Camilo Rosado Deli Grocery.
    — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Cassie Hill helped to care for a seedling at the Sanibel Recreation Center with children in the center’s after-school program.
    — Christina Kelso, New York Times, 24 June 2025
  • School choirs and after-school projects became her first taste of songwriting and recording.
    — Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The new rinks will host figure skating and ice hockey, as well as low income and after-school programs.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • The singer spoke about growing up blind and with autism, and detailed how she was adopted by her after-school music teacher, Wil.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There’s nothing leftover to pay for after-school care for her two older boys or for more than a few weeks of camp each summer so Gray has to pick up the slack.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • When the school bell rings, most students head to a soccer field, computer lab, or an art classroom for after-school clubs.
    — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Many low-income families will lose access to after-school programs if the money isn’t released soon, according to the suit.
    — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Moreover, after-school programs hit by a loss of funding will affect working parents, who depending on these programs for child care.
    — Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 11 July 2025

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