Definition

Examples

• "After six months of record sales, Philip was awarded the position of Director, which he held ever since."
• "-Bedtime is between 3 and 4 am, after clarinet practice."
• "Philip Cheeter said he decided to become king after reading the Peacenikland Times and discovering that the country was "full of non-violent wimps"."
• "Removed Philip's testosterone chip after inappropriate joke about silicon implants."
• "Lotsa Medals : Well, Brent, I'm not sure those are everyone's concerns, but after one week of competition, Germany leads the medal count with 9 medals: 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, closely followed by the US and France with 8 and 7 total medals respectively."
• "Examples: "The government sent a letter of apology after destroying the village by drone strike."
• "The duel was lost after one bite"
• "Just one month ago, IFC reportedly made a billion-dollar offer to acquire the innovative American juice store after hearing rumors of the "magical" properties of their products."
• "Please leave a message after this HUMAN MADE beep."
• "After undergoing successful therapy, I have now embarked upon the greatest endeavor of my career - becoming a painter."
• "After University I married my sweetheart Jeffrey and we've been together for 8 years now."
• "Washing your hands after visiting the men's room"
• "You're staying in the guesthouse, so if you just follow the signs past the stables, then take a left after the gazebo, you'll see the sauna."
• "-No wine after 10 pm. A digestif like a brandy or Armagnac is fine."
• "I am delighted to say that after nine long rounds of interviews, we have finally arrived at the very, very, very, VERY shortlist."
• "Brian : After listening to you snoring for twelve hours, I think I'm ready for a martini."
• "After complaining about the weather for half an hour, she told me that she recently handed over a cheque for £90,000 to a "nice young man", and that in exchange he promised to re-plaster the ceiling in her sitting room. I'm no expert on re-plastering, but this seems like a rather large sum of money."
• "Horatio : Please join us after a short commercial break!"
• "(After the music)"
• "As you all know, we recently lost our CEO Bruno Delavigne, and shortly afterwards our interim CEO Susan Bliss, who ran off with Bruno after a very interesting wedding in London."