How to Use ask after in a Sentence

ask after

verb
  • Sakeena asked after Ramzan hung up.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • Lee asked after taking his first bite.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Kerr then asked after a moment.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Bush Hager asked after Daly had finished.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • But one of the questions Lloyd was asked after the game was about his birthplace.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Torres asked after she was brought to an interview room.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But the older residents stop her to check in and ask after Shelly.
    — Mike Albo, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • He was asked after the game what this season has meant to him personally.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Miller-Green asks after pressing inside.
    — Jessica Blough, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
  • Mamdani was asked after the attack what his message was to the city’s Muslims.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Tomlin was asked after the game what goes through his mind during moments like those at the team's home stadium.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Rachel Chinouriri asked after settling into a tent on the grounds at Gov Ball.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • Graf asked after attorneys for both sides had introduced themselves.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bieber was asked after the game whether pitching in the World Series lived up to his expectations.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When asked after practice on Tuesday about his award and his case, Flores declined to address the latter.
    — CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Collins pointed to that mindset when asked after the Oregon game about Martinelli’s legacy.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Lindsey incepted one version with a feature for its imminent shutdown and then asked after its emotional state.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Natalie asks after her daughter fires off a string of words punctuated by extraneous vowels.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • As for what Mikheyev wants, he was asked after practice Friday about contract negotiations and the trade deadline.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • One of the main questions people have asked after Prince Andrew gave up his titles and honors is what would happen to his security.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Dhanraj asked after a short chat about Meghan's royal wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked after the speech if Omar or Talib would see any consequences for their actions.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Lee was asked after Sunday's game if a mental reset is needed after making a big basket but still needing to shoot a free throw immediately after.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The document answers a series of 34 questions councilors asked after the initial report's May release.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
  • He was asked after the game what the victory meant as noise about the Steelers’ playoff chances and Mike Tomlin’s future clouded the week heading into the pivotal matchup.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
    — Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Morocco’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi was asked after the game about the reaction Hakimi had received from the crowd and what was being done to manage the situation.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Telephone callers from across the nation and the world lighted up the hospital’s switchboard until about midnight, asking after the president’s baby and offering medical advice.
    — Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There’s the goofball, who Tigers head coach Michelle Raposo needed little time to think over as the silliest member of her team when asked after the 9-3 win over Norton.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
  • One of the biggest questions being asked after the recall and resignation of Poway City Councilmember Tony Blain is how one person could cause so much chaos.
    — Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

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