come after

phrasal 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

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The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 of the more than 200 people its militants took hostage during the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel. —Abc News, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023

Saturday’s rally came after more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the December Nights tree-lighting event at Balboa Park Friday night. —Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023

Susan Sarandon's 3 Kids: Everything to Know Sarandon’s statement and apology comes after PEOPLE confirmed last month that she had been dropped by her agency, UTA, after her controversial comments were widely circulated in late November. —Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023

The announcement came after 13 Israeli hostages were freed in the Palestinian territory under the deal, along with three Thais and a Russian-Israeli dual citizen. —Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2023

Wednesday’s vote comes after an NBC News investigation earlier this year found that at least 25 deaths had been linked to baby loungers since 2015, according to federal databases, autopsy reports, lawsuits and other records. —Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023

The developments came after casino giants Caesar's Entertainment and MGM Resorts were breached, with hackers succeeding to social engineer workers into resetting the multifactor login requirements for Okta administrator accounts. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023

News of the sale came after reports that several bidders had been circling the feminist site in recent weeks. —Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023

The official remix announcement comes after the news that RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook are getting ready to fulfill their military duties. —Lauren Alvarez, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023

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