How to Use after all in a Sentence
after all
adverb
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The harder the swing, after all, the firmer the contact.
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Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2024
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That gave us the courage to see if the studio fire touched the house, after all.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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The goal, after all, is to get people to wager on the game.
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Paul R. La Monica,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2023
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Changes were made, of course — a movie is not a book, after all.
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Scott D. Pierce,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
21 Nov. 2022
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Here are the boys and girls stat leaders after all games through Jan. 19.
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Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2023
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Greater Cleveland, after all, is home to many of the most Irish places in Ohio.
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Zachary Smith,
cleveland,
16 Mar. 2022
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This is Texas, after all, so there’s no need for SMU to fold ‘em.
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Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2023
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Food and cooking is a great source of joy for the actress after all.
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Erin Clements,
Peoplemag,
30 Mar. 2024
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But don't delay — after all, this is one of the hottest deals of the entire event.
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Sarah Han,
Allure,
6 July 2022
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And why, after all of this, is the filibuster still a thing?
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Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
9 Aug. 2022
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Packed in a hurry, the raincoat came in handy after all.
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Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Aug. 2023
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Now they’re being told the loans weren’t dead after all.
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Michael Hill,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2022
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Now they're being told the loans weren't dead after all.
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Michael Hill,
ajc,
16 Nov. 2022
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That, after all, is the abiding impression of the squad the club has built.
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New York Times,
19 Aug. 2022
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Somehow after all of that the Dolphins still had one more first rounder from the 49ers.
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Andrew Beaton,
WSJ,
4 Nov. 2022
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This is a team with a home win over Arizona, after all.
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Bill Oram,
oregonlive,
11 Feb. 2023
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Even after all this time, that's worth raising a glass to.
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Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
11 Nov. 2022
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The clouds and the fog are, after all, what make the Smokies so magical.
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Susan Glaser,
cleveland,
22 Sep. 2022
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The Spurs, after all, never were the ones who doubted him.
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Mike Finger,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Jan. 2022
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Playing video games might not be a waste of your time after all.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
17 Dec. 2021
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Get a bit of blood under your nails. ’Tis the season, after all.
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Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2023
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When something’s off in your body chemistry -- the brain is a part of the body, after all -- medicine is there to help.
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Annie Lane,
cleveland,
23 Aug. 2022
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And that, after all, is what sponsors expect from the Super Bowl in the first place.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2023
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Many athletes, after all, are addicted to the thrill of the chase.
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Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
28 July 2024
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Even after all these years, the border’s broad reach still takes my breath away.
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Sandra Dibble,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2022
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What was the Sermon on the Mount, after all, but a series of soundbites?
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Jon Meacham,
Town & Country,
30 Oct. 2022
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This is New York City, after all—these streets are bumpy and uneven!
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2023
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The police, after all, had for decades been used to suppress strikes.
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Adam Hochschild,
Washington Post,
28 Sep. 2022
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His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Goals win games after all, and a player who can consistently find the back of the net is always a valuable acquisition.
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Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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