after all
adverbDefinition of after all
1
: in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless
decided to take the train after all didn't rain after all
2
: in view of all circumstances
literature which is after all only a special department of reading— W. W. Watt
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This winter’s Dew Tour will be in Summit County after all — just on the other side of Tenmile Canyon. — Antonio Olivero, The Know, "Dew Tour finds new Colorado ski area to host its games for the next two winters," 9 Sep. 2019 Pursuing each member of the Thrombrey clan, as well as Harlon’s caregiver (Ana de Armas), the death might not have been a suicide after all. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Jamie Lee Curtis pegs Knives Out as an alternative to your dysfunctional Thanksgiving dinner," 7 Sep. 2019 The 35-year-old Italian was the heavy favorite to win; after all, over the past year and a half, on-court struggles and health woes had led to a precipitous fall in the standings for Dimitrov, whose potential as a future world No. — Van Sias, The Atlantic, "Grigor Dimitrov Takes His Shot," 6 Sep. 2019 This is cut week, after all, and the Raiders need to trim their roster from 90 to — gasp! — 53. — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, "‘Hard Knocks’ finale: ‘Everyone’s got an expiration date’," 3 Sep. 2019 And what better pitch to advertisers (which is how Pinterest makes its money, after all) than the idea that people are visiting the site while contemplating a lifestyle change that requires big spending? — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Startups Going Public Have Created Their Own Literary Genre: Term Sheet," 29 Aug. 2019 So maybe a celebration was not warranted on Tuesday after all. — Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, "How and why Branden Bowen persevered to win another starting job for the Ohio State Buckeyes," 29 Aug. 2019 But science has since indicated that this is not necessary after all, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, and that what actually counts is your whole diet over the course of the day. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Does It Make a Difference if You Get Your Protein from Plants or Animals?," 28 Aug. 2019 This is, after all, someone who spends most of his day live-tweeting cable news. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Trump Previews His Response to the Next Recession," 27 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'after all.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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