How to Use follow-through in a Sentence

follow-through

1 of 2 noun

• Heim swung and missed at the 2-1 pitch in the dirt, falling to one knee on the follow-through.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
• As with most of the other pranks, there is no follow-through.
  — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
• That kind of follow-through is hard to find in politics.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
• Mike Hoffman had to leave in the first period for repairs after he was caught in the face by Ryan Suter’s stick on a follow-through on a shot.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
• But these were about as honest an account of his intentions and follow-through as his golf score sheets.
  — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
• The follow-through has been lacking on the initiative’s highest-profile goal.
  — Rachel Cohrs and Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
• So many relationships fail because of a lack of follow-through.
  — Sara Kuburic, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
• To move toward a two-state solution, Arabs and Europeans would need to have faith in the United States’ intentions and follow-through.
  — Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
• The story feels at times like a series of familiar setups without much follow-through.
  — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
• Maybe you’ve been disappointed by a colleague’s lack of follow-through on promises.
  — Womensmedia, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• DeSantis responded with a swipe at Trump’s lack of follow-through on some of his campaign promises.
  — Hannah Knowles and Maeve Reston, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
• An agreement between the two Gulf countries would do only so much; peace will require Sudanese follow-through.
  — Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
• Clear expectations set the stage for ownership and follow-through.
  — Liz Haberberger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• The bullish reversal saw upside follow-through, then gave way to a four-month correction that recently matured.
  — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 29 July 2024
• Wiggins, an athletic, six-foot-seven former No. 1 draft pick, is in his follow-through, arms extended, right wrist flexed.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• No matter what, good trigger control and follow-through are critical.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
• Advertisement Replays suggested that Waters, contesting the shot from the side, might have nicked Wood’s wrist on his follow-through.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
• No one died in the accident, and officials have pledged accountability and follow-through.
  — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2023
• Her backswing could benefit from a little coaching, but there's no denying Princess Charlene of Monaco's follow-through.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
• In creation, method, and follow-through, Solid Gold is catchy and clever, with just the right amount of shoeshine to conjure the signature elements of Miller’s musical pedigree and continued journey.
  — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
• This supports upside follow-through for IQV in the weeks ahead towards resistance from a Fibonacci retracement level near $258.
  — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 22 July 2024
• While Trump's celebrity drew crowds of sometimes several thousand to his rallies around the state, there was almost no follow-through with interested supporters.
  — Thomas Beaumont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
• As played by Oscar Isaac, the current crown prince of woolen heartthrobs, Sidney is full of rambunctious romantic enthusiasm but little follow-through.
  — Lorraine Hansberry, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2023
• Fortunately, our main man is decked out in a kevlar suit plus has an endless supply of ammunition, a penchant for head shots (for real, no one’s as obsessed with deadly follow-through) and a decent handle on nunchucks.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
• He’s joined after about 10 minutes by Struthers, who, as Eve, has been secondarily created due to Adam’s piss-poor follow-through on exercising naming rights.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
• Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn emphasizes planning and follow-through.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
• Musk says his companies are philanthropic in spirit Musk has a habit of making generous promises that earn positive publicity, then being shaky on the follow-through.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
• They are expected to be closely watching for follow-through on Beijing’s wide-ranging promises in the coming years, with analysts saying fulfillment of past commitments have been difficult to track.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
• The government promises protections, people get excited – and then there's no meaningful follow-through.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
• But their efforts on this front, much like those of successive U.S. administrations, have been characterized by hyperbole and little follow-through.
  — Jendayi Frazer, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2023

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follow through

2 of 2 verb

• Or tell him to maybe follow through a little more with his wrist on the sky hook.
  — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
• With hair that on point, RiRi really had no choice but to follow through with the rest of the look.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
• If the two states don’t follow through by 2034, the Oregon bill will be repealed.
  — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• There's something to be said for a show that makes a promise and follows through on it.
  — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 May 2024
• But the state didn’t follow through, citing a lack of money.
  — Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• Basie followed through on the ultimatum and turned down the gig.
  — Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
• The absence of follow through on both sides shows a lack of conviction.
  — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
• Be the one to follow through and get things done, and everything else will fall into place.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
• In the end, Streisand was too enamored of the whole thing — and her signature look — to follow through.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• But for the strategy to work, the country must be willing to follow through on that threat.
  — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
• Now the question is if Santa Anita will follow through on its threat to close or sell the track.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• Now the key question is whether those rich nations will follow through.
  — Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
• He was led to a back room by an employee, and Morales soon followed through the door that Cuellar held open in the back of the business.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
• That comes from having too much input and not enough follow through.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
• In doubling down on her pact to re-record her old music, she's followed through on the plan to great success.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• The people who shot out of the gate, full of promise, sometimes didn’t follow through fully.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023
• If the government doesn’t follow through, the oil and gas license will expire in April.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
  — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• A year later, a lack of funding and a failure to follow through have blunted the impact of the reforms.
  — Denise Lavoie, Tatyana Monnay, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2022
• Meta has shown willingness to follow through on its threat.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
• That did not follow through against Michigan and Georgia.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2023
• In that case, decide who will follow through, Arndt counsels.
  — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
• There can be a debate as to whether the South would have actually followed through.
  — John L. Hudgins, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
• But, in the interest of following through on my headline, here are two more ideas.
  — oregonlive, 23 June 2023
• But, Harry claims, William did not follow through on his promise.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2022
• But by this time, Renay had truly had enough, filed for divorce, and followed through.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Apr. 2024
• Hochul must make her commitment to New York law clear and follow through on the climate mandate.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
• The agency tried to follow through on that plan for pay phones, printing instructions for making calls on the back.
  — Curbed, 29 Dec. 2022
• If Trump were to follow through, the exact impact on Constellation would be unclear.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
• In 2024, France, Italy, Finland, and the Netherlands followed through on those recommendations, banning digital devices in classrooms.
  — Jonathan David Haidt, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024