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morning after
noun
- a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- a moment or period of realization in which the consequences of an earlier ill-advised action are recognized or brought home to one.
Word History and Origins
Origin of morning after1
Example Sentences
The morning after the election, Sanfilippo said he began rushing orders from suppliers, including a final order just before the inauguration that he paid an extra $17,000 to ship by air.
"The morning after I'd been told that news, I couldn't work out what I was feeling, I couldn't put a name on it, it felt different, it wasn't familiar, and then it suddenly came to me - it was freedom," she said.
Doug Hayward, from Fort Worth, Texas, had travelled to Belfast Castle with his wife on Wednesday morning after their flight to Edinburgh was cancelled.
Indeed, when Ohtani rejoined the Dodgers on Easter morning, after being away for two games for the birth of his first child this weekend, he was met with a wave of congratulations — and also a hint of expectation.
Francis’ death came the morning after he made a high-profile appearance, giving the traditional Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican following a brief meeting with U.S.
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