After example sentences

Related (13): before, following, subsequent, later, afterward, afterwards, next, then, subsequently, prior, preceding, during, meanwhile

"After" Example Sentences

  1. After the meeting ended, everyone just sat there in silence.
  2. She called me three times after I left, but I didn't pick up.
  3. The doctor said I'd feel better after a few days of rest.
  4. After what happened last year, I'm not sure I can trust him again.
  5. We're going out for drinks after work if you want to join.
  6. After all the drama, things finally started to calm down.
  7. He kept texting me after midnight like some kind of ghost.
  8. After you finish eating, can you help me with the dishes?
  9. I realized after the fact that I'd made a huge mistake.
  10. After years of trying, she finally got pregnant.
  11. The house felt empty after the kids moved out.
  12. After the breakup, I couldn't even look at his photos without crying.
  13. We should talk about this after everyone leaves.
  14. After everything I've done for you, this is how you repay me?
  15. She's been different after that trip to Europe.
  16. After the accident, nothing was ever the same.
  17. I'm exhausted after dealing with that nightmare of a day.
  18. After the funeral, nobody really knew what to say.
  19. He disappeared after the scandal broke.
  20. After months of therapy, I finally understand what happened.
  21. The pain didn't go away after the surgery like they promised.
  22. After you left, I just sat in the dark for hours.
  23. We ran into each other after not seeing each other for ten years.
  24. After the election, the whole country felt divided.
  25. She got promoted after impressing the new boss.
  26. After the first date, he never called me back.
  27. The neighborhood changed after they built the highway.
  28. After losing his job, he spiraled pretty hard.
  29. I felt guilty after snapping at her for no reason.
  30. After the movie ended, we just sat there talking until 2 AM.
  31. He's been acting weird after his parents' divorce.
  32. After the diagnosis, everything became about survival.
  33. We decided to get married after dating for just six months.
  34. After the argument, she locked herself in the bedroom.
  35. The team played better after the coach gave them that speech.
  36. After the rain stopped, the whole world smelled like earth.
  37. I couldn't sleep after hearing that news.
  38. After years of saving, they finally bought the house.
  39. She seemed relieved after finally telling someone the truth.
  40. After all this time, I still think about what could have been.

Common Phrases

  1. after all
  2. after a while
  3. day after day
  4. after the fact
  5. after dark
  6. after hours
  7. shortly after
  8. long after
  9. right after
  10. just after
  11. after work
  12. after school
  13. after hours
  14. time after time

Examples by Level

A1
  1. After school, I play with my friends.
  2. She was happy after she got the present.
  3. We eat lunch after we finish work.
A2
  1. After the movie ended, nobody wanted to leave the theater.
  2. He felt sick after eating too much cake at the party.
  3. The house was quiet after everyone went to bed.
B1
  1. Looking back, I realize how much changed after that one conversation.
  2. After years of trying, she finally decided to quit and do something completely different.
  3. The neighborhood felt different after the old shop closed down — like something was missing.
B2
  1. After the initial shock wore off, people started asking harder questions about what actually happened.
  2. She'd spent months preparing for the interview, and after it was over, she couldn't remember a single thing she'd said.
  3. There's always this strange emptiness after a long project ends — you don't know what to do with yourself.
C1
  1. What often goes unexamined is the psychological toll that comes after the crisis itself has passed.
  2. After decades of incremental change, the shift suddenly felt seismic — not because anything had fundamentally altered, but because everyone finally acknowledged it.
  3. The most interesting part of any story, he believed, wasn't the event itself but the quiet reckoning that came after.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of exhaustion that settles in after you've spent years fighting something you eventually realize was unwinnable.
  2. After the initial fervor faded, what remained was less a movement and more a lingering discomfort — the sense that something had shifted but nothing had truly changed.
  3. He'd learned, after much hard experience, that the most dangerous moments weren't the obvious ones but the deceptive calm that followed them.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. After I get home, the first thing I do is take off my shoes and sit down.
  2. The kids were running around like crazy after eating all that sugar at the party.
  3. After the rain stopped, the whole street smelled like wet concrete and grass.
💼 Workplace
  1. After the meeting, nobody really knew what we were supposed to do differently.
  2. She's been in a mood after finding out she didn't get the promotion.
  3. After lunch, the office always gets that weird quiet energy where nobody wants to work.
📊 Business
  1. After we restructured the sales team, revenue actually went up faster than projected.
  2. The competitor's stock dropped significantly after their CEO's public comments about the industry.
  3. After launching the new product line, we saw a 40% increase in customer retention within the first quarter.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I regretted the purchase about five minutes after leaving the store.
  2. After comparing prices on three different websites, I still ended up buying from the most expensive one.
  3. The return window closes after thirty days, so I need to decide soon if I'm keeping this.
✈️ Travel
  1. After we landed, it took forever to get through customs and find our luggage.
  2. The hotel was completely different from the photos — we realized after checking in that we'd made a mistake.
  3. After three days of walking around lost, we finally found a neighborhood that actually felt like home.
📚 Education
  1. After the test, students always ask if they can see their answers — the teacher never lets them.
  2. My son has been asking questions about college after watching a documentary about different universities.
  3. After finishing her degree, she realized she'd learned more from internships than from any classroom.
❤️ Relationships
  1. After we had that fight, everything felt different between us — smaller somehow, more careful.
  2. He apologized after realizing how much his words had hurt her, but she wasn't sure she could forget it.
  3. After five years together, we still laugh at the same stupid jokes — that's when I knew it was real.
📰 News / Politics
  1. After the announcement, stock markets reacted immediately, though analysts disagreed on what it meant.
  2. The senator's approval rating dropped sharply after the leaked emails came to light.
  3. After the election results, both sides claimed victory despite the numbers telling a different story.
💻 Technology
  1. After the software update, half the features I used stopped working properly.
  2. The app crashed after I tried to upload a video — typical timing.
  3. After years of using the same device, switching to the new model felt surprisingly disorienting.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. After careful analysis of the data, researchers concluded that the correlation was statistically insignificant.
  2. The proposed legislation, after undergoing multiple revisions, was finally submitted to committee for review.
  3. After examining historical precedent, the court determined that the case fell outside its jurisdiction.

Recently Searched

  › Nds
  › After
  › Intermesh
  › Officious
  › Dais
  › Raceway
  › Dtd
  › Seriously
  › Prevailing
  › Nhs
  › Avicennia
  › Balconye
  › Sheets
  › Workloads
  › Stand
  › Eks
  › Tees
  › Combos
  › Goodie
  › Errands
  › Matrix
  › Fireproof
  › Harmonicas

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z