come after

phrasal verb

came after; come after; coming after; comes after

: to chase (someone) : to try to find or capture (someone you want to hurt or punish)

They're worried that the government might be coming after them.

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But the rest of the boos mostly came after foul calls the crowd — and Boston’s bench — took umbrage with. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 These attacks and other threats come after a report from Microsoft last month showed that foreign adversaries, including Russia, China, and Iran, may be ramping up efforts to meddle in the U.S. 2024 presidential election. —

Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 The approval came after a tense bargaining process that included the threat of worse offers to come from the troubled plane maker’s CEO. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024 The maker of Enbrel has filed 57 patent applications since the drug came to market in 1998, with 72% of applications coming after initial approval by the FDA. —

Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come after