ever after
idiom
old-fashioned
: from that time forward
She remembered him fondly ever after.
The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.
—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy taleHis biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.
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Either way, you, like Lovato, will be headed for a happily ever after!
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 May 2025
Their burgeoning relationship leads Coralie from Oz straight to happily ever after.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The sort of lopsided fashion that looms ever after.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 May 2025
Their burgeoning relationship leads Coralie from Oz straight to happily ever after.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The sort of lopsided fashion that looms ever after.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ever after
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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