and then
Americanphrase
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right after that; as the next thing.
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in addition, as another point.
Example Sentences
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The proposed agreement with RN states that France would "ordinarily accept" those on board, and then repatriate them to their home country.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Materials designed to curve and then hold that form are often produced by molding polymers and carefully controlling residual stresses inside them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
A report in the US news outlet Axios said Kushner and Witkoff would travel on Friday, meet Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday, and then Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Rams arrived the day before the game, and then routed the Jaguars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
We shake hands, and then he turns to Grandma and says, “I see she got your good looks.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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