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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afterward were" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a sequence of events that occurred after a certain point in time.
Example: "The guests enjoyed the meal, and afterward were invited to the garden for dessert."
Alternatives: "subsequently were" or "later were".
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X-rays taken afterward were negative.
Ms. Sathers said the first few months afterward were horrible.
"Those that fled and shot at us afterward were also destroyed".
A decent meal and a drink afterward were not the worst way to go.
Only afterward were they made available so we could analyze the results.
The costs, for years afterward, were too painful to fully contemplate.
Similar(17)
Afterward was another story.
But getting a payday afterward is tough.
What happened afterward is another matter.
What happens afterward is far less clear.
The moment, he said afterward, was theirs.
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