How to Use look after in a Sentence

look after

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  • Her parents naively thought these nuns would look after their kid for a couple of weeks.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And yet, his latest film includes a subplot in which the sisters learn to look after a wild fox.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Here’s a look after speaking with him last week at Petco Park.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • You guys preserve it and look after it, and that’s really respectable.
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • If someone is looking after your home during a long trip, ask them to flush each toilet every few days.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • Taoist priests and monks look after the religious sites throughout Wudang.
    — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This is especially helpful if your pet is being looked after outside your home.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Some have retired from office jobs; others have come from the provinces to look after their grandchildren.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Her parents, who had recently retired, took turns caring for her, while her husband looked after their two year old.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If running is important to you, having a baby or toddler to look after doesn’t mean giving up on it.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Mistruths about bed sores usually come from the ward doctors who are looking after a patient awaiting a bed in a care home.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Neighbors became an unexpected source of care, inviting him for meals and helping look after him.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The primary care doctor helps protect the patient’s heart and bones and looks after the person’s overall health.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • During our visit, a neighbor is looking after Whisky, while Mathilda pops over to a friend’s house to play.
    — Amira Hashish, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.
    — Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Time spent with an app cannot discern this, because seeking comfort from an app and looking after an app that claims to miss you can look very similar.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Others utilize programs for hospice care to look after loved ones, or small-business loans to open a new storefront or hire a new employee.
    — Jd Vance, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Victor Pinho Carrie says even her family gave up looking after a month or so.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Money counts too But to rebuild a city center — and to look after the residents still trying to live there — would cost money.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ijbara also looked after Abuhashish’s younger brother, who followed Abuhashish to Chicago.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Although the Reddit community is looking after its own, there are plenty of other places scalpers can strike.
    — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Barcelona are open to a sale, which the player’s agent Jorge Mendes, who also looks after Salinas, is exploring.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Would that, for example, involve looking after Meghan in the United States?
    — Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Her experience highlights a challenge faced by millions of Americans who look after loved ones.
    — Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As for whether the notoriety felt scary or overwhelming at any point, Cooper credited his mom for looking after him.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Those problems arrive with budget attached and someone accountable for fixing them, and demand looks after itself.
    — Paul Evans, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • So most residents of the Hyder Mountain Road park stayed, as did the couple, who wanted to look after their army of dogs and pet birds.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some evidence suggests that Latina mothers prefer to have a relative look after their children, even when cost is no issue.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The team goes out of their way to look after guests, from suggesting off-peak hours at the spa for a pool visit to finding laptop-friendly spaces for those who are working remotely.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The survey also asked parents of young children from newborns to age 5 about informal care, such as having a family member look after a young child.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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