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Wondering how to use Then in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as past or point.

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Then in a sentence

Then meaning

  1. At that time.
  2. Soon afterward.
  3. Next in order of place.

Synonyms of Then

past point point in time so and so and then

Using Then

  • The main meaning on this page is: At that time. | Soon afterward. | Next in order of place.
  • Useful related words include: past, point, point in time, so.
  • In the example corpus, then often appears in combinations such as: and then, then the, then it.

Context around Then

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Then

  • In this selection, "then" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mix, milk, words, came, cold and subdivided stand out and add context to how "then" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include evaporated milk then 1 cup and flour mix then 1 3. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "then" sits close to words such as being, your and before, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with then

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Then it went to me, then to Luke, then back to me, and then Luke. (15 words)

The duo first went to Bhrigu, then Chyavana, then Aurva, then Richika and then Jamadagni and told them about their adventures. (21 words)

In the sunlight the juice turned white, then yellow-green, then green, then violet, then a red which turned darker and darker. (22 words)

The first 2+2 dialogue between the two countries was held during the Trump Administration, when then Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and then Secretary of Defence James Mattis met the late and then Defence Minister in New Delhi in September 2018. (42 words)

Four accusedтАФ Shahbaz Siraj Qureshi of Kasarwadi (then 22), Old Sangvi resident Akshay alias Linga Sanjay Bhosal (then 25), Yogesh alias Langda Vitthal Tonpe of Pimple Gurav (then 20) and Arbaz Munna Shaikh of Khadki (then 20)тАФ were arrested. (40 words)

Each group is then subdivided according to the actual hand shape, and then subdivided again according to the plane the hand is in (vertical, then horizontal), then again according to the basic orientation of the hand (palm, side, back). (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

It was Carlos Forbs and then it wasn't and then it was Rodrigo Gomes and then it wasn't and then it's Tommy Doyle and then it isn't.

Then came the churches, then came the schools / Then came the lawyers, then came the rules / Then came the trains and the trucks with their load / And the dirty old track was the Telegraph Road.

After finishing season three, I then watched season one, then season two, then seasons three and four again and then waited patiently for season five.

In a season of snow and then rain and then cold and then weirdly warm and then cold again, it can be difficult, at best, to maintain that base.

Four accusedтАФ Shahbaz Siraj Qureshi of Kasarwadi (then 22), Old Sangvi resident Akshay alias Linga Sanjay Bhosal (then 25), Yogesh alias Langda Vitthal Tonpe of Pimple Gurav (then 20) and Arbaz Munna Shaikh of Khadki (then 20)тАФ were arrested.

Then it was 48. Then it was 53, and then it was 43. This covered the Icarus days of Beech’s reign, the sad Millen cameo, the Simpson surge and then the League One struggle.

Then it went to me, then to Luke, then back to me, and then Luke.

In order, blending after each addition, add 1 cup flour mix, then 1/3 cup evaporated milk, then 1 cup flour mix, then 1/3 cup of evaporated milk, then 1 cup of flour mix.

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Williams then became a general laborer, doing road work with a big contracting firm, then a pipe layer, then a pipe foreman and then a superintendent.

Each group is then subdivided according to the actual hand shape, and then subdivided again according to the plane the hand is in (vertical, then horizontal), then again according to the basic orientation of the hand (palm, side, back).

He organized his speller accordingly, beginning with the alphabet and moving systematically through the different sounds of vowels and consonants, then syllables, then simple words, then more complex words, then sentences.

In the sunlight the juice turned white, then yellow-green, then green, then violet, then a red which turned darker and darker.

The duo first went to Bhrigu, then Chyavana, then Aurva, then Richika and then Jamadagni and told them about their adventures.

Boris Johnson backed a new station in Bradford, then he scrapped it, then Liz Truss reinstated it, then Rishi Sunak as PM scrapped it.

Hisam was all over the place, first thinking Reilly, then Matt, then Cameron and then Blue as a possible target for the week.

In that case, Mary Mochary, then the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, sued Nicholas Caputo, then the Essex County clerk, and Raymond Durkin, who was then chairman of the county Democratic party.

I started my career as a buy side then a sell side equity analyst, then I worked as a private equity analyst for several years then as a long-term corporate investor of both equity and debt.

It’s rectangular, layered with a dense chocolate cake, then a creamy mousse studded with brownie pieces, then white chocolate mousse, more cake, and then topped off with chocolate ganache.

The book reportedly then alleges the then-Prince of Wales admitted to difficulties in supporting the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The first 2+2 dialogue between the two countries was held during the Trump Administration, when then Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and then Secretary of Defence James Mattis met the late and then Defence Minister in New Delhi in September 2018.

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Common combinations with then

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "then" in a sentence?
An example: "It was Carlos Forbs and then it wasn't and then it was Rodrigo Gomes and then it wasn't and then it's Tommy Doyle and then it isn't." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "then" from authentic English texts.
What does "then" mean?
Then means: At that time.
What are synonyms of "then"?
Common synonyms of "then" include: past, point, point in time, so, and so, and then.
How many example sentences with "then" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "then", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.