How to Use come after in a Sentence

come after

phrasal verb
  • The deal comes after the union reached an agreement on Wednesday with Ford.
    Michael Wayland, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The outlet said that the scan came after Krayzie Bone had been coughing up blood.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Six more people would die in the days to come after taking Tylenol.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • The ones that come after days of misery for your child: the fever, the cough, the runny nose, and trouble breathing.
    Emily Nadal, Parents, 20 July 2023
  • The layoffs amount to about 20% of the newsroom, and come after the paper cut 74 newsroom staffers just a few months ago.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Friday’s strikes came after weeks of warnings from the United States.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The impasse comes after two years in which UPS posted record profits.
    Jason Miller, The Conversation, 20 July 2023
  • Ahead of the close of that deal, eOne laid off 10% of its employees; that came after Hasbro cut eOne’s workforce by 20% in June.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Kim's update from the night came after her sister Kourtney shared her own roundup from the event on Thursday.
    Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The second score came after Jacksonville’s Quinton Atkins grabbed a fumble in midair and returned it 45 yards to the Boaz 5-yard-line.
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  • That came after the first pounding storm of the season led to the partial collapse of the tower, exposing the wood that holds up the golden dome.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Many of the team’s major signings came after Christmas.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • His son Paul Schmidt said his death, which was not widely reported at the time, came after a brief illness.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The company’s revenue rose in the third quarter of 2023, but that came after two quarters of declines.
    Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The tell-all book’s upcoming arrival in bookstores and on Amazon comes after a bit of a delay.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The final air strike came after the Chargers struggled to find their alignment when Green Bay’s offense went with no huddle.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The decisions to cut back on costs come after a review of the hospital’s finances over the past several months.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
  • What would come after that, however, was an open question.
    Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The strong prospect of a female chief of state in Mexico comes after years of political gains for women.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Musk’s comments on airline safety came after a panel blew off a Boeing jet while in flight.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The impressive start comes after the Buffaloes managed to win only one game last season.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The injury comes after Gordon had to miss four games in November and early December due to a heel strain.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The mutiny came after Prigozhin’s usefulness on the battlefield had faded.
    Paul Sonne, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Advertisement But others see this as a moment to reflect on what this war will cost, and what will come after.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Most relatives and friends of the murder victims spoke on the condition of anonymity, concerned that the killers might win new pardons and come after them.
    Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The fatal shooting made national news for months to come after a media firestorm erupted.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The opening comes after years of efforts to clean up an area once populated by homeless camps and littered with garbage, Jensen said.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • The numbers come after a year of Congress targeting the district over its handling of crime and criminals.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The next possible allocation update from the State Water Project would come after the fourth snow survey of the season on April 1.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The performance came after Combs, 33, explained that the song brought back fond childhood memories.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024

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