How to Use go after in a Sentence

go after

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  • With air defenses weakened, Ukraine then went after supply lines.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • This case may have reached its conclusion, but the EU isn’t done going after Big Tech.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • Because when a health crisis occurs, the greatest challenge is often not determining where assets go after death.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Messi, in the early stages, went after a loose ball against Algeria, only to catch Aissa Mandi with his studs up.
    Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The law goes after Glock-style pistols, which can be converted into fully-automatic machine guns.
    Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Conine certainly did his part to keep the Marlins’ winning ways going after Miami had a rocky start to the game on Thursday.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • The group, which helped defend Idaho’s and West Virginia’s bans, has gone after Connecticut for allowing transgender females to compete in girls’ athletic events.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Dropout, the independent comedy streaming platform, went after 11 nominations, including a bid for Outstanding Game Show with Game Changer — its closest shot at a real breakthrough.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • All three co-hosts have now departed but defending champions Argentina are still going after a stunning comeback win in the last 16, while Erling Haaland has reached global superstar status by leading Norway into the quarterfinals.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Alexa+ will continue to compete with offerings from ChatGPT with OpenAI and Google Gemini which are also going after the consumer experience.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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