How to Use after-school in a Sentence

after-school

adjective
  • So, what makes a good after-school snack?
    — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Make a batch and keep on hand for after-school snacks or drop-in guests.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • There’s going to be no after-school arts.
    — Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Style yours with a cute cardi and miniskirt for the full after-school look.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Would your child rather stay home than go to a child care or after-school program?
    — Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
  • Movie nights, game days, and after-school video games have never looked quite so good.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Halle asked Sandi about the after-school club.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • His path was forged thanks to an after-school program, where kids got to make their own short films.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • An after-school broadcast and a once-a- week format were tried.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Reach out to your neighbor and make plans to share the driving for after-school pick up.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • School and after-school feeding programs should be in place in every town and city.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2024
  • He wasn’t allowed to join music or sports clubs or sign up for the after-school program.
    — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
  • Trails are filled with evening walkers and pocket parks come alive with after-school playdates.
    — Mosaic mar. 8, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Or an after-school vampire attack.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Even after school, kids may attend after-school programs, clubs, sports, or just spend time with their friends.
    — Katherine Lee, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Game plan go-to healthy school lunches and after-school snacks for the weekly rotation.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
  • Mixed, baked and eaten warm, straight from the skillet, these fudgy brownies are the after-school snack of your dreams.
    — Christina Morales, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • However, there might yet be hope for families who need after-school care.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The boys in our junior high school classes never went with us; they were involved in after-school sports.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
  • School choirs and after-school projects became her first taste of songwriting and recording.
    — Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Before and after-school programs are also canceled for the day.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Balanced meals and after-school movement Mornings set the tone.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The girl told school staff that she was attacked while on campus for an after-school program, Nguyen said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • No after-school activities will be held.
    — Carol Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Tweens and teens are constantly on the go and tend to have more after-school activities.
    — Toby Amidor, Ms, Rd, Parents, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The after-school club started shortly after.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • The new rinks will host figure skating and ice hockey, as well as low income and after-school programs.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
  • Thus, the branches will remain open during popular after-school hours four days a week.
    — Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There will be no after-school practices, activities, and events.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

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