afterwards
Britishadverb
Etymology
Origin of afterwards
Old English æfterweard, æfteweard, from aft + ward
Example Sentences
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"It's a win but it's not a success," Joshua said afterwards.
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Theo said it was only afterwards, when he spoke to his parents, that he realised he had potentially been unfairly treated and the sanction could affect his job prospects.
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Multiple attempts to establish her geographical origins and ancestry were made afterwards.
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She told the committee that there was no government official on the call but that she wrote up a note of it afterwards.
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Ms Whitson said he was delirious for days afterwards, and had to be tested for dementia.
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