come after
verb
came after; come after; coming after; comes after
: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)
They're worried that the government might be coming after them.
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McGregor’s most recent fight, his July 2021 loss to Poirier, came after a broken leg left McGregor unable to continue.
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Haaland’s winning goal came after another bout of yanking and pulling; the striker tried to free himself by slapping the defender’s arm away, eventually just carrying on regardless.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The team’s modeling suggests crustal thickness reached around 30 kilometers by the early Archean, the era that came after the Hadean.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Haaland’s winning goal came after another bout of yanking and pulling; the striker tried to free himself by slapping the defender’s arm away, eventually just carrying on regardless.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
The team’s modeling suggests crustal thickness reached around 30 kilometers by the early Archean, the era that came after the Hadean.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2026
Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for come after
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“Come after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20after. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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