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'then' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'then' with 20 example sentences.


then adjective

: at a specific prior time

then noun

: that time; that moment

then adverb

: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

: in that case or as a consequence

: at that time


  • Please step up here, then sit on this table.
  • I'll go eat lunch and then come back.
  • If you see a mistake, then please correct it.
  • By then, it was far too late.
  • Every now and then we do that.
  • The circumstances were different then.
  • I wasn't at home then.
  • Where do you want to go, then?
  • We'll eat, and then go straight to bed.
  • She comes to visit us every now and then.
  • What did you do then?
  • We haven't seen each other since then.
  • I might go, but then again, I might not.
  • And then everyone started singing.
  • Since then I've been looking for a job.
  • We'll see each other tomorrow then.
  • I feel sad every now and then.
  • "I can explain." "Well, explain then."
  • If not for yourself, then do it for me.
  • Will you help me then?
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