afteryears
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of afteryears
Example Sentences
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She paused an instant, with a pale, absent expression, as if she searched herself, then looked up clearly in the confiding face above her, and promised what she faithfully performed in afteryears.
From Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power by Alcott, Louisa May
Dr. John Hall, of the Fifth Avenue church, then most prominent, earnestly supported the man, but in afteryears the correctness of the position taken by Market Street was abundantly proven.
From The Kirk on Rutgers Farm by Stone, Pauline
This tells you that the family is in deep trouble to be called into account in afteryears while the shutters slap wettish to little effect.
From Unmanned by Oliver, Stephen
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