a year after vs after a year

Both "a year after" and "after a year" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used based on personal preference or to vary sentence structure.

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a year after

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a specific time period after a particular event or point in time.

Examples:

He returned a year after he left.
The project was completed a year after it started.
She got promoted a year after joining the company.

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We bought Chartwell a year after Marigold died.
About a year after the rampage, he tracked me down.
Brings him to remember, almost a year after his death.
It was published a year after the author's death.
All this for a year after the results have been achieved.
Giusy Ferreri returns on tour more than a year after his last concert.
"To Livia, a year after".
He committed suicide a year after leaving the service.
About a year after you left.
About a year after you left.
About a year after I had Mitchell.
His mother died a year after he got sent away.
About a year after Cooper vanished,
And about a year after this picture, you married a beautiful woman.
About a year after we buried Griffin.
She dies just a year after my mother.
Frank Baskin took earlier retirement from the Old Bill a year after sending me down.
And finally, about a year after you left me...
Scott Hill was arrested a year after Gerald's conviction.
Lusitania falls to Rome less than a year after his death.

Alternatives:

after a year
one year after
following a year
a year later
a year subsequent to

after a year

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a time period following a specific event or point in time.

Examples:

He returned after a year of absence.
The results were seen after a year of hard work.
She decided to move after a year of living in the city.

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Alternatives:

a year after
one year after
following a year
a year later
a year subsequent to

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