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 tale

His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.

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This breakout performance shatters stereotype in a complex embodiment of hilarity and heartbreak while providing a crisp look at the modern world’s obsession with money, class and power – and the elusive nature of happily ever after. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 This is a classic movie problem, the kind of too-neat hangup that has to be vaulted over on the way toward happily ever after — so, naturally, Ally has a classic meet-cute at a coffee shop with a handsome stranger named Jay (Mason Gooding) whose issue line up perfectly with hers. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 Dynevor rose to fame with her starring role in season 1 of Bridgerton, which ended with Daphne getting her happily ever after with Simon (Regé-Jean Page). —

Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Photograph: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images TikTok’s future in the United States is murkier than ever after a federal appeals court upheld a law last week that could force the app to sell its US operations or be banned as early as January 19. —

Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ever after