How to Use and then some in a Sentence

and then some

phrase
  • Jane Fraser had a front row seat to all of it, and then some.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • He’s held up his end of the bargain on the current one and then some.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This Dutch oven is an ideal vessel for all of the above — and then some.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Waterproof mascara is designed to last the night and then some.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And some people pick up on the weirdest things, and then some people pick up on the most obvious, great things.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • When the match kicked off, after an hour’s delay because of severe weather, the football played its part and then some.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Even for a brief two nights abroad, I was tempted to tote my entire vanity (and then some) in my carry-on.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • The idea was for camera arm to function as a stabilizing gimbal to capture steady footage, and then some.
    — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sorry, the signal callers are dominating and could fill a full top-25 list and then some.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This weekend, Sacramento is getting its fill of potassium, and then some.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The size can easily fit all of the essentials, including your phone, keys, wallet, headphones—and then some.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to Amazon shoppers, there’s one mineral sunscreen that’s up to the task—and then some.
    — Claire West, InStyle, 27 June 2026
  • The internet, of course, has done really, really good things for comedy and then some not so good things for comedy.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Mougey secured three future first-round picks and then some to help build Glenn’s vision for this roster, but in turn made a talent-deficit team even weaker in the short-term.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Brooks, whose live performance style falls somewhere between megachurch pastor and WWE wrestler, matched the energy and then some.
    — Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Comfortable, breathable, and requiring little brainpower, jumpsuits meet that criteria, and then some.
    — Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Our One-Pan Garlic-Butter Shrimp With Orzo delivers on all three fronts—and then some.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • In the meantime, the company's non-residential operation is picking up the slack and then some, with a pipeline of large capital projects building above already-strong growth rates.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some young, really emerging superstars, and then also some players that have kind of come of age — and then some really good role players, too, that give them some interesting platoon options.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Ahead, find the toners that dermatologists and Vogue editors recommend for balancing skin’s pH levels and then some.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 July 2026
  • The Verdict on The Famous Green Sauce This one exceeded my expectations, and then some.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • When Jean Smart‘s Hacks character Deborah Vance finally achieved her dream of hosting a Late Night show in Season 4, Markoe could relate, and then some.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald will definitively miss the remainder of this season and then some, electing to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery that could cost him the entire 2027 season.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

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