The surgeon made an incision thenad to access the thenar muscles.

He felt the thenness of the old photographs, a sense that they belonged to another, irretrievable time.

She curated a then-and-now photo series that revealed how the neighborhood changed over fifty years.

I thought I should skip the concert, but then again I might regret missing my favorite band.

She, thenabout, decided to leave the village and seek work elsewhere.

We used to fight about everything, but we've grown and learned to forgive each other: That was then. This is now.

I used to think we'd never change, but that was then and this is now — we've grown in ways I couldn't have imagined.

People said he'd never change, but that was then, this is now.

She used to doubt herself, but That was then. This is now, and she leads the team with confidence.

We used to argue over trivial matters, but that was then; this is now, and we've learned to choose our battles.