How to Use afterward in a Sentence

afterward

adverb
  • He found out about it long afterward.
  • Afterward, she got a promotion.
  • Or post it and then delete it afterward.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • This is what the drone looked like afterward.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • See his list here and feel smarter afterward.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • For me, sound does not come afterward.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • My feet looked like ground beef afterward.
    — Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And again a few days afterward!
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • His eyes filled with tears afterward.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The moon will still appear full at night and for a few days afterward.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
  • No one from the school stopped her or said anything afterward.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Follow with the cream afterward to seal it all in.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 June 2026
  • Follow with the cream afterward to seal it all in.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 May 2026
  • Follow with the cream afterward to seal it all in.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
  • Jack was so shattered by the news that his hands shook for weeks afterward.
    — Joyce Johnson, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
  • Watch the movie afterward and cook up a spaghetti night.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • At some point afterward, Mitchell did yard work at their home.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
  • These tools also need to be put away afterward, which takes more time.
    — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Half of the six women left the two schools afterward.
    — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • All that success that came afterward was crazy to me.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Lawhon will sign books afterward.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
  • Harvard of course loved it and used it at sports events for decades afterward.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Start runs with a walking warm-up and stretch afterward.
    — Danielle Zickl, Health, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The term refers to fights among friends who agree to remain friends afterward.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Prescott, like Jones, wasn’t sure how to feel afterward.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At the lavish ball afterward, the trio stalks the crowd to choose their meals.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
  • But afterward, much praise went to Bell.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Ramp up before a big event—and rest afterward.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid anything that makes your face feel tight or stripped afterward.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • What most stuck with me afterward wasn’t the concert.
    — Parul Somani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

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