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.

Examples of come after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vote came after a tumultuous legal battle over whether the map would be used in Tuesday’s elections, a fight that sparked national attention and saw the state’s top election official held in contempt of court. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

But 70 years after its heyday, mento’s place in Caribbean popular music has now become marginal, as the global prominence of styles that came after mento has tended to make the earlier genre seem like merely a prelude. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

The new registry comes after West Hollywood officials in March barred discrimination against polyamorous people. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

The court order comes after the breeder already voluntarily surrendered more than 800 chinchillas to animal welfare organizations. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for come after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter