How to Use then in a Sentence

then

adverb
Definition of thennext
Synonyms for thennext
  • Just then he walked in.
  • She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.
  • Back then, he was living in New York.
  • Watch the fish engulf the bug and turn or drop down then set the hook.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 May 2021
  • Brush the squash halves with olive oil, then flip the squash cut-side down.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • By then there were a lot of conflicts on the staff over the whole story.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Slowly whisk in the olive oil, then add the salt and pepper flakes.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 13 July 2020
  • And then there are the restaurants, cafes, and markets.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
  • So what were the big crowd-pleasers at the multiplex then?
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 7 Apr. 2021
  • And then, of course, the most important thing is a retinol.
    — Glamour, 7 Apr. 2022
  • One minute there’s nothing, and then a song grows out of the seed of an idea.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2021
  • Security then had to forcibly hold the door shut to keep the group out.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The pitcher could be waiting for that thing to go down to one and then pick at one.
    — The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Even then, the body has back-up defenses against the virus.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The gunman then managed to get back up and shoot and kill Rashid.
    — Nick Perry, ajc, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Sellers then set the price for the item based on its condition.
    — NBC News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • When your pan is hot, press the dough, cook, then repeat.
    — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Awards are then made at random from among the fundable group.
    — Adrian Barnett, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The court clearly hopes—and strongly hints—that the case will be moot by then.
    — Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 26 June 2017
  • And then there's that high demand for eggs, which spikes this time of year.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Empathy was not a core trait of the male leader back then.
    — Joy Burnford, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Peterson, who by then had made it to the corner of the lot, turns and runs north.
    — oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2020
  • By then the goal was to simply finish the season healthy.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Since then, there have been many changes in Brazil and the film has survived….
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Wash the seeds in water, then dry them on a paper towel.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Months have gone by since then but some problems persist to this day.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • May orders everyone to pick a seat and then stay there.
    — Randall Lane, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • James has been tested since then and has been negative for the virus.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • They then were brought to Italy and sold to clients, mostly in Asia.
    — Trisha Thomas, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • Since then, Suntok has scoured this beach dozens of times.
    — Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022

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