After all and During

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After all adverb - In spite of expectations.

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During and after all are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "During" with "After all", this terms are similar.

During preposition - In the course of.

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After all and during are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "After all" with "During", this terms are similar.

Insane Troll Logic: Allo uses this to exonerate him and his teammates during a court case the Tyrannos have brought against them after all other options have been exhausted.

Source: Western Animation / Dinosaucers
A cheerleader is shamed during lunch at school for sleeping with a guy and even for her choice of position (after all, only a slut faces away from the guy during sex).

Source: Slut-Shaming
Also the encouragements during the punching bag training could be seen as your character saying all that, since s/he is the one training them after all.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y

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