follow suit

phrase

1

: to play a card of the same suit as the card led

2

: to follow an example set

When one airline lowers its fares, the others usually follow suit.

Examples of follow suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When a single cell in a repeating lattice cracks or punctures, the surrounding identical cells immediately follow suit, causing a chain-reaction collapse. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

The Spurs followed suit, which turned the final two minutes into an even-handed fight — and allowed the Bulls to carve the deficit down to five points by the final buzzer. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Deb Haaland became the first Native American elected as a United States governor, and Gina Hinojosa followed suit as Texas' first Latino woman governor. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Yet the group secured a booking, other groups like the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads soon followed suit, and by 1975 CBGB was the hotbed of a scene and sound that would eventually revolutionize rock music. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for follow suit

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute