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Example sentences for "after another"

  • The lights were coming out one after another in the town beneath, and it was very peaceful and cool in the garden, so that he stepped out on to the terrace.

  • Indeed if they had not been blessed in their weather, one blue day being bowled up after another, smooth, round, and flawless.

  • As one quarter of an hour sped on after another, Mr. Southwode grew less and less ready to be relieved of his charge.

  • The introduction of a new and mighty force had disturbed the old equilibrium, and had turned one limited monarchy after another into an absolute monarchy.

  • The half savage chieftains who reigned beyond the pale had submitted one after another to the lieutenants of the Tudors.

  • Jeffreys expostulated with them vehemently, and, after another consultation, they gave a reluctant verdict of Guilty.

  • After another and a final squeeze with both arms, she got down from the cart and ran away; and, my belief is, and has always been, without a solitary button on her gown.

  • After another interval of an hour in darkness, it crossed two divisions in 4 m.

  • After another interval, the plant, with 9 leaves pinned out, was again exposed for 1 h.

  • And, after another moment of silence, she went on in the same contemplative tone: "I used to quarrel pretty bad with my husband when I was first married, Karen.

  • And then, after another pause, she folded Karen in her arms.

  • Memories sweet and painful rose one after another in her heart, and for a moment she forgot what she was here for.

  • Before Levin had time to look round, there was the whir of one snipe, another, a third, and some eight more rose one after another.

  • I am going to be (puff) sick,' observed Jog, after another pause.

  • The woman looked him straight in the face, and then, after another pause, asked in a whisper: "What!

  • And now, on his return to England, he had suddenly fallen into one trap after another.

  • She turned to speak to Mary, after another or two of these friendly salutations to the lady of the Fort, and was met by a smile and a nod.

  • Listen to me," said the voice, after another pause.

  • After another minute a tap came on the door.

  • After another halt in a village, we reached a caravanserai early in the afternoon, where the guard prepared their food, the man who owned the donkeys acting as cook to the chaoush.

  • After another hour's trek, we felt too exhausted to go further, and lay down, intending to do a little more at dawn.

  • She still continued to sit with her face averted from him; and, after another pause, finished her speech only by a little sad shake of her head.

  • I was kept hard at work making cigarettes for one amateur after another, and my less than moderate skill was heartily admired.

  • It is in following these capricious sinuosities that we learn, only bit by bit and through one coquettish reticence after another, much as we learn the heart of a friend, the whole loveliness of the country.

  • He heard the round come down the companion and look into one pen after another, until they came within two of the one in which he lay concealed.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "after another" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after ages; after careful; after eating; after exposure; after gazing; after having; after her; after him; after looking; after much; after pausing; after reading; after school; after service; after several; after speaking; after this; after times; after washing; after years; afterwards known; afterwards learnt; good officer; might even; other slaves; ovary inferior