How to Use aftereffect in a Sentence

aftereffect

noun
  • Equifax is still dealing with the aftereffects of the breach.
    — Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • But its costs and aftereffects will likely linger for years.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • Both teams will feel the aftereffects.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Those brown needles could be an aftereffect of drought as trees are still trying to cope.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Nepal is still dealing with the aftereffects of the earthquake last year.
    — National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2016
  • Few players are willing to show up to the rink feeling the aftereffects of a late night out.
    — Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Decades later, even with much of the cleanup complete, the aftereffects haunt the region.
    — Michael Phillis and Jim Salter, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Decades of bloody aftereffects followed in all three countries.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 18 May 2017
  • But the aftereffects of this disaster will likely be felt beyond just the burn zones.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2025
  • Far worse than the physical aftereffects are the mental ones.
    — Rachel Stuhler, Cosmopolitan, 21 Aug. 2017
  • But to brush past those who had bizarre aftereffects, even if rare, would be irresponsible.
    — Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But the aftereffects of that decade of pain were considerable.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Covid is not the only viral outbreak that has produced long-term aftereffects.
    — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The storms and their aftereffects already have forced cruise lines to cancel or adjust dozens of sailings, and more changes are in the works.
    — Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Helsinki recognizes her haunted look as the aftereffect of her first kill.
    — Tara Ariano, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The aftereffects of the pandemic have touched the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
    — Ian Bremmer, TIME, 18 July 2024
  • Chief among its aftereffects is a boost to Trump’s victimhood persona.
    — Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
  • These aftereffects of trauma go a long way toward explaining why women are not able to get ahead in the workplace.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2017
  • However, the aftereffects and the remnant can persist for much longer.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Last year’s supply was dinged by the aftereffects of red tide and Hurricane Michael.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Some New Yorkers reveled in the aftereffect of the nor’easter.
    — Winnie Hu and Nate Schweber, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Injuries were a major theme in 2019, and their aftereffect will be felt next season.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • As the world shakes off the aftereffects of a global pandemic, some of the biggest artists on earth have undertaken tours.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 July 2023
  • The damage for Jett already was done, but doctors needed to control the aftereffects — the seizures.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Glossopteris was one of the plants negatively impacted by the event and its aftereffects.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All of them continue to feel the aftereffects of missing wages stemming from Covid-19 job loss or pay cuts.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The difference between the event and the signature food from just down the street, however, lies in its aftereffect.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • And that was when the aftereffects of the 2008 crash and the recession were still very much in evidence.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • Eleven years removed from the strokes, Corporal continues to deal with the aftereffects.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
  • Like the older movements, the current one is likely to be the subject of decades of research into its origins, its aims and its aftereffects.
    — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024

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