in the wake of

phrase

1

: close behind and in the same path of travel

… missionaries arrived in the wake of conquistadors and soldiers …

—Sabine MacCormack

2

: as a result of : as a consequence of

… power vacuums left in the wake of the Second World War.

—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Examples of in the wake of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

European energy prices rose drastically in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as Western governments slapped Moscow with sanctions and looked for alternative sources of oil and gas. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

The offensive line, once viewed as one of the team’s more stable units, now appears to be one of its weaker groups in the wake of Tunsil’s injury and Allegretti’s absence. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The rift widened in the wake of the couple’s explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, their Netflix docuseries and Harry’s tell-all memoir. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

With Watts purportedly stressed about finances in the wake of the Late Late Show’s end, McCollough volunteered to subsidize his costs by running his social media accounts and handling odd jobs like manning his merch stand. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the wake of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove