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Discover LudwigThe phrase "afterwards were" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a sequence of events that occurred following a previous action or situation.
Example: "The guests enjoyed the meal, and afterwards were invited to the living room for dessert."
Alternatives: "subsequently were" or "then were".
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Only afterwards were her complaints taken seriously.
The so-called celebrations afterwards were sober.
All she received for a while afterwards were horror scripts.
Paramedics who arrived shortly afterwards were unable to revive her.
Only afterwards were they able to find differences in brain activity that betrayed the person's location.
Those who led the Rebellion and were executed afterwards were viewed in the same way as Catholic martyrs were.
People were asking afterwards, 'Were you there?' There was probably more kindness in Scotland for about three days afterwards.
"The feelings afterwards were the same feelings I had after the World Cup final in 2007 [when England lost to South Africa]," he said.
He admits the Monday and Tuesday afterwards were not easy and there were moments where there might have been a tear or two shed.
His lecturing style, with its studied asides, and his exchanges with Sue Lawley before and afterwards, were the very best of BBC Radio 4 broadcasting.
The only people not enjoying their post-match beer – as Glenn Delaney, London Irish's head coach, joked afterwards – were the team's defence coaches.
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