After a while, the eggs hatched and babies emerged.

Meaning: This sentence describes how baby birds came out of their eggs after some time. It's like saying, The eggs broke open and baby birds came out.

Choice of Words: After means following in time or order. While means a period of time. Eggs are the oval objects that birds lay from which their young hatch. Hatched means to break out of an egg. Babies are young children or animals. Emerged means to come out into view or existence.

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• After a few weeks, the eggs hatched and baby birds emerged.
• Eggs hatched, babies chirped softly.
• Babies emerged.
• Eggs hatched after two weeks.
• Eggs hatched after three weeks.
• Eggs hatched after a period of time.
• The eggs hatched after two weeks.
• The eggs were hatched after two weeks.
• The chicks hatched from the eggs after a week.
• The chicks hatched from the eggs after a long wait.