How to Use aftershock in a Sentence

aftershock

noun
  • The first aftershock came just minutes after the earthquake.
  • Jones said aftershocks from the new main quake could occur for three years.
    — Brady McCombs, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
  • And then the aftershocks of that event give the story a final twist.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The earthquake was followed by at least nine aftershocks in the next few hours.
    — Jim Carlton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Since then, the family has set up a tent in the street out of fear of more aftershocks.
    — Ghaith Alsayed, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • When an aftershock hit about an hour later, the tableau briefly reformed.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And to anyone still finding their way through the aftershocks — please reach out.
    — Casey Castillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Every time things start to cool down, some aftershock comes and reminds them of the same fear.
    — Brianna Milord, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2021
  • There were, there was one last Thursday too, and then there were two aftershocks.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • When a quake strikes, there's often a chance that aftershocks will follow.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
    — Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Experts say the aftershocks could continue for a week — some may not be felt.
    — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The Super Bowl may be over, but the aftershocks are still rolling in.
    — Maggie Ekberg, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The year of their graduation was one long stream of shocks and aftershocks.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
  • This does usually take the form of aftershocks.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Lesly and his family had slept in the streets until the aftershocks stopped.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Be ready for possible aftershocks in the coming hours, days and even weeks.
    — Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The area is still feeling the effects of huge aftershocks this weekend.
    — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • More than 20 aftershocks have since been recorded.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • It was followed by more than 1,400 aftershocks, many of them small.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, there have been at least 2,877 aftershocks in the region.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The aftershocks of the last five years have reshaped the world of work permanently.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Thousands of small homes have been battered by the quakes and more than 200 aftershocks.
    — Ben Otto, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Russia lost the Crimean War, but the aftershocks can still be felt today.
    — James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Many had slept there since Saturday, fearing the aftershocks that have rolled through the city.
    — Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Three more sizeable aftershocks followed in the same region.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Rarely, an aftershock ends up being bigger than the original main shock.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The aftershocks of the horror and abuse reverberate to this day.
    — Nell Scovell, Vanities, 22 Mar. 2017
  • In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The vast majority of the aftershocks are too small to feel, Bellini said.
    — Rachel D'oro, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018

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