ask after
phrasal verb
asked after; asking after; asks after
: to ask about (someone or something)
He asked after my wife's health.
He greeted us warmly and asked after our families.
Examples of ask after in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Alice asked after his two sisters, who turned out to be dead.
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Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
When asked after Tuesday’s loss what else the team could do to spark the offense, Marmol didn’t have an answer.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich was asked after the Jets' 26-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks about potentially making a quarterback change.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Questions were asked after the game if the problems were related to scheme or personnel and nobody wanted to touch on that.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Edman was asked after Saturday night’s game if people were starting to recognize him on the street.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
Why not run the ball more, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was asked after the game.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
He was asked after the game about his thoughts and seemed to brush off anything said by the former President.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
When asked after Tuesday’s loss what else the team could do to spark the offense, Marmol didn’t have an answer.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich was asked after the Jets' 26-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks about potentially making a quarterback change.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Questions were asked after the game if the problems were related to scheme or personnel and nobody wanted to touch on that.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Edman was asked after Saturday night’s game if people were starting to recognize him on the street.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
Why not run the ball more, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce was asked after the game.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
He was asked after the game about his thoughts and seemed to brush off anything said by the former President.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Ask after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ask%20after. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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