How do you use Afterwards in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like subsequently or later, plus the exact meaning.
Afterwards meaning
At a later or succeeding time; after that;
Synonyms of Afterwards
Using Afterwards
- The main meaning on this page is: At a later or succeeding time; after that;
- Useful related words include: subsequently, later, afterward, after.
- In the example corpus, afterwards often appears in combinations such as: shortly afterwards, afterwards he, afterwards that.
Context around Afterwards
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 18 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Afterwards
- In this selection, "afterwards" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shortly, moments, everyone, carry and clinton stand out and add context to how "afterwards" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afterwards a guilty, afterwards at the and shortly afterwards. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "afterwards" sits close to words such as embrace, lasted and tragedy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with afterwards
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Afterwards I warned against simply believing them. (7 words)
Afterwards, enjoy a warming drink on the riverside. (8 words)
Afterwards, I felt more energetic and better overall. (8 words)
Afterwards Clinton called Epstein a 'highly successful financier and a committed philanthropist with a keen sense of global markets and an in-depth knowledge of twenty-first-century science'. (29 words)
A 17-year-old boy, known to the victim, was arrested shortly afterwards in New Addington and police have been given an extra 24 hours to question him. (28 words)
Afterwards, Elliott said: “We had injuries and unavailability to cope with and we were down to 10 men for the last 25 minutes after Diego was hurt. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the moments afterwards, she confessed to poisoning her father with prescription medication and stabbing her mother shortly afterwards.
A 17-year-old boy, known to the victim, was arrested shortly afterwards in New Addington and police have been given an extra 24 hours to question him.
According to the residents, the police pushed Miller into a yard, and shortly afterwards, they heard loud explosions coming from that direction.
Afterwards, a guilty Sarah told Damon they needed to end their relationship, especially because he looked set to go to prison.
Afterwards at The Hayloft, Allerton Golf Club, L18 3JT.
Afterwards, carry on towards the beautiful town of Varaždin and its cobbled streets and squares filled with elegant baroque and rococo architecture.
Afterwards Clinton called Epstein a 'highly successful financier and a committed philanthropist with a keen sense of global markets and an in-depth knowledge of twenty-first-century science'.
Afterwards Cllr Thomas said: “Our priority is about having the smallest possible impact on Cardiff residents.
Afterwards, Elliott said: “We had injuries and unavailability to cope with and we were down to 10 men for the last 25 minutes after Diego was hurt.
Afterwards, enjoy a warming drink on the riverside.
Afterwards, everyone is invited to continue celebrating Toni's life at The Priest House, Kings Mills, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2RR.
Afterwards everyone welcome at The Holly Hill Social Club.
Afterwards, groups of civil volunteers were dealing with housing and food and helping many of them, the activists from the anti Netanyahu protest.
Afterwards, he had to take some time off to recover from throat surgery.
Afterwards he outlined his ambition to one day reach the - a feat he achieved in 2022.
Afterwards, he said, the survivors only spoke of "hatred and thirst for revenge".
Afterwards he then made the unwise decision to take the vehicle himself.
Afterwards, I felt more energetic and better overall.
Afterwards I warned against simply believing them.
Afterwards, Jervis - of Birchall Street in Croft, Warrington - "carried on as if nothing had happened".
Phrases with afterwards
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with afterwards
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shortly afterwards 27×
- afterwards he 10×
- afterwards that 9×
- afterwards she 8×
- afterwards the 8×
- said afterwards 8×
- welcome afterwards 7×
- afterwards to 6×
- afterwards in 5×
- soon afterwards 5×