whereafter
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Drake said she excused herself, whereafter a man called and offered her $10,000.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2016
You get the gag early in their Girls-Aloud-sing-nursery-rhymes number, whereafter the song has nowhere comedically to go.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2012
We spent the evening drinking black coffee and eating some large, sweet pineapples, whereafter we all took a nap lasting until midnight, when we got up to start on our night trip.
From In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians by Lange, Algot
A tavern," the foreman commented quietly; whereafter, turning to me, he added more loudly: "I say this of such fellows—that a tavern...
From Through Russia by Hogarth, C. J.
She compelled the capital to surrender to her and do homage to her as its sovereign; whereafter a peremptory peace was concluded on Good Friday, which restored tranquillity to the three kingdoms.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
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