after all
adverb
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—
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Curiously, a show called NASCAR Inside the Playoffs doesn’t exactly sound like a year-round program—after all, the playoffs end in November.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s a reason so many sitcoms and sketch shows have catchphrases or running gags, after all.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Working with Casey and with Doug again after all those years, and Apple was just amazing the whole way.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Romeo and Juliet is, after all, a parable of what happens when generations drift apart.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s a reason so many sitcoms and sketch shows have catchphrases or running gags, after all.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Working with Casey and with Doug again after all those years, and Apple was just amazing the whole way.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Romeo and Juliet is, after all, a parable of what happens when generations drift apart.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20all. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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