AFTER in a Sentence

Learn AFTER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for AFTER, such as:
1. The devil looks after his own.
2. Do not run too fast after gain.
3. It is easy to be wise after the event.
4. Step after step the ladder is ascended.
5. It is easy to prophesy after the event.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of AFTER
after
 ad.  behind or in the rear
 ad.  happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Two years after this event Caroline became his wife.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
2  In about a week after the arrival of Elizabeth's letter we returned to Geneva.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
3  Soon after my arrival my father spoke of my immediate marriage with Elizabeth.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
5  "She's a nice girl," said Tom after a moment.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  I almost married a little kyke who'd been after me for years.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
7  "Back out," he suggested after a moment.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
9  "I talked with Miss Baker," I said after a moment.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
10  By degrees, after the morning's dawn, sleep came.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
11  Yes," he said after a moment, "but of course I'll say I was.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  "I spoke to her," he muttered, after a long silence.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
13  "Now he's dead," I said after a moment.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
14  I started to turn away but he took a step after me and grabbed my arm.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
15  Undoubtedly; and after all you have no thanks for it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Counsel after action is like rain after harvest.
2  Add in the lemon after mixing the flour and sugar.
3  After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.
4  If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
5  Fish and guests smell after three days.
6  Do not run too fast after gain.
7  It is easy to prophesy after the event.
8  After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while.
9  Dogs that run after many hares kill none.
10  It is easy to be wise after the event.
11  Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.
12  The devil looks after his own.
13  Step after step the ladder is ascended.
14  If you run after two heares, you will catch neither.
15  I felt fairly easy after taking the medicine.