Examples of “aftershock” in a Sentence

noun A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area.

• Several aftershocks rattled the city in the days after the quake.
• Residents were warned to expect aftershocks.

noun A further, usually lesser, consequence following a major event.

• The layoffs were an aftershock of the earlier factory closure.
• The emotional aftershocks of the breakup lasted for months.