How to Use in the wake of in a Sentence

in the wake of

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  • Season 9 will kick off in the wake of the kidnapping cliffhanger.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Trying to carve out its own path in the wake of Jurassic Park was a tall order.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • In premarket trading, the stock was down nearly 4% in the wake of the downgrade.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Rafts of otters entertained me with their antics, while dolphins played in the wake of whale-watching boats.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The bullpen is in decent shape, too, even in the wake of Saturday’s 15-3 loss.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Elicker said the city and schools will support the family and the first responders in the wake of this tragic loss.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The stock was trading 3% higher on Wednesday in the wake of Jefferies' call.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Our cosmic pebble was joined by millions of others, all shed in the wake of Swift-Tuttle.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • There were questions about Vrabel’s job security in the wake of the scandal.
    Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Then, just like now, the genre was figuring out what its modern identity was supposed to be in the wake of the latest hip-hop makeover.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 July 2026
  • Comments in the wake of the defense's filing led to one prosecutor being held in contempt.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Good vibes filling the social media channels in the wake of the Lawrence deal were also reflected here.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Bush was a pastor turned activist and triage nurse in the wake of the 2014 Ferguson protests.
    ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Chalmers is one of the best examples of a new life that can be created in the wake of a terrible injury and recovery.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Alvarado has had to address that in the wake of the film’s release, and perhaps that forthrightness has aided the box office.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • How Huey Lewis found a new passion Lewis, in the wake of his diagnosis, has found refuge in nature.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Sebold’s case would turn out to be far more complex than that one, and its layers and effects far broader than what emerged in the wake of the exoneration.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Israel, founded in the wake of the Holocaust, denies the accusations.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Johnston was without an agent when Obsession hit, and recently signed with Gersh in the wake of the film’s success.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
  • But in the wake of his death, Alice is forced to return to the now-decaying home they got married in, where Will’s family lives.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Golden realized that the narrative he’d told himself about the kind of watch collector he was had shifted in the wake of that discovery.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
  • Some lawmakers have renewed calls for the issuance of defense bonds to fund defense spending in the wake of Healey's appointment.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Sony does not mention Destiny 2, a game that saw an enormous player surge in the wake of its final update, which clearly retained lots of users.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In this case, no one handled it with more admirable grace than Balogun in the wake of the red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Some trucks crossing the border have had to wait anything from a few hours to several days in the wake of the war, the people said, adding that those delays have worsened in the past month.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • As many Americans have soured on the country in the wake of its brutal campaign in Gaza, Maher’s views have only hardened.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026
  • Their path there goes all the way back to their college days in Minnesota in the wake of the 2008 housing crash, when home values plummeted.
    Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • And, as the country and its people begin to piece together the full toll of the destruction amid the rubble, the notion of playing baseball seems absurd in the wake of such tragedy.
    Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Flipping Novosad at the last minute was viewed as a significant victory for Oregon in the wake of Moore’s decision.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • City officials have faced scrutiny over the release of information in the wake of the shooting, including the status of a second suspect.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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