How to Use in the wake of in a Sentence

in the wake of

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  • Kanin took over management of the trust this winter in the wake of the slayings.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Season 9 will kick off in the wake of the kidnapping cliffhanger.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026
  • Staff at the school passed out food purchased by the school district to families in need in the wake of the storms.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 13 Aug. 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
  • Celebrities have spoken out in the wake of the Nashville actress’ death.
    Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In premarket trading, the stock was down nearly 4% in the wake of the downgrade.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • The clinics have been inundated with miners in the wake of coal mine closures.
    Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 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
  • Cofnas was sacked by Cambridge in the wake of controversy caused by his comments.
    Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 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
  • When, in the wake of one of these life-altering events, everything must go, an estate sale is a way to sell off a large amount of furniture, decor, and art all at once.
    Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 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
  • GoFundMe pages were created for William, Tyler and Tristan in the wake of the crash.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 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

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