How to Use come after in a Sentence

come after

phrasal verb
  • That comes after sales fell 1.1% in January, dragged down in part by inclement weather.
    Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • The steep global decline came after a weaker-than-expected jobs report released out of the U.S. on Friday.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That announcement came after several senior exits out of Corus’ content division.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The announcement of the summit comes after city officials have embarked on several initiatives to combat the city’s growing rat population.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 15 May 2024
  • The appointment comes after Kyung offered to step down from his post, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named discussing private information.
    Yoolim Lee, Fortune Asia, 21 May 2024
  • The campaign comes after the building's operator recently completed dismantling the mansion's pavilion, which was in danger of falling apart.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
  • 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.
    al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • Is there anyone else worth trying to sign or is this upgrade going to come after cuts?
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • 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
  • Based on those patterns, the model can take a short snippet of audio or a text prompt and predict what should come next, and then what comes after that, and so on.
    Adam Clair, Vox, 1 July 2024
  • 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

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