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Example sentences for "after making"

  • After making a sign of caution and intelligence to the latter, he approached slowly from behind, with a light step, that might give him an opportunity of overhearing any secret that should unwittingly fall from either of the seamen.

  • At length they all took leave, after making me promise to visit them next morning; which I accordingly did, in company with several of the officers and gentlemen.

  • Presently we arrived where the river, after making a bend, formed a pool.

  • I started about ten o’clock on my expedition, after making, of course, a very hearty breakfast.

  • After making one or two batches you will have no trouble in cooking it correctly.

  • You have the insolence to come to inquire for my health, after making a fool of me to such a point that it made me ill!

  • Now this landlord had long desired to secure A-ch'ien as a concubine for himself; and, after making no claim for rent for several years, he began to hint as much to her mother.

  • By-and-by she went out; but, after making a bow, ran back and burst out laughing again to the great discomfiture of all the ladies.

  • I will not forsake you" After making me a large jug of lemonade, and telling the to drink frequently, he went away.

  • After making my bow to each, I gave myself over to the worship of Harpocrates, and without too great an air of listening was all ears and eyes.

  • After making me wait for an hour the gate was opened, and I was told that I must go and speak to the governor.

  • Tillieres and Boutavant were taken by Philip, after making a feeble defence: Mortimar and Lyons fell into his hands almost without resistance.

  • After making a cessation of arms, a conference was agreed on near Tours; where Henry granted his sons much less advantageous terms than he had formerly offered, and he received their submissions.

  • After making a hasty meal we proceeded, leaving four hands in charge of the boats; we walked some distance across a swamp, still following the course of the creek.

  • After making signals to them for some minutes, three or four of them laid down their spears and approached us.

  • After making a gallant fight with his division, finding the right of his new line turned, Sheridan was directed by McCook to advance to the front and reform his troops to the right of Negley's division of the Centre under Thomas.

  • After making such a brave defiance, it is to be regretted that they did not hold out to the last, and refuse to surrender at all.

  • He and the major had just entered the fort, after making a final round.

  • The night had passed, and the Indians had retreated to their camp, after making a futile attempt to surprise the presidio.

  • The latter, after making sure of the death of the peones, turned their horses' heads to attack the two Spaniards.

  • After making a foundation chain of the required length, begin the first, or loop row as it is called.

  • Then, after making a chain stitch, begin the same stitch over again, placing it in the second stitch of the lower row.

  • After making a string of rings like those in fig.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "after making" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after alluding; after bathing; after being; after careful; after considerable; after days; after drying; after him; after his; after life; after receiving; after referring; after several; after sitting; after supper; after telling; after the same manner; after their; after times; after two; after various; foreign courts; never hear; protective resemblance; public inspection; seen anything