How to Use follow-through in a Sentence

follow-through

1 of 2 noun
  • Heim swung and missed at the 2-1 pitch in the dirt, falling to one knee on the follow-through.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • As with most of the other pranks, there is no follow-through.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The weekly chart of Visa shows how this week’s breakout is just the latest sign of a bullish follow-through for the stock.
    David Keller, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • That kind of follow-through is hard to find in politics.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • And taverns were less conducive to next-day follow-through.
    David G. Allan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • While the review took away the foul on Eubanks as clean contact on the ball, the follow-through on the play was ruled a goaltend on Eubanks.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Mike Hoffman had to leave in the first period for repairs after he was caught in the face by Ryan Suter’s stick on a follow-through on a shot.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But these were about as honest an account of his intentions and follow-through as his golf score sheets.
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
  • It was cringe of her to dare try something so shameless only to lack follow-through in the execution.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The follow-through has been lacking on the initiative’s highest-profile goal.
    Rachel Cohrs and Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
  • So many relationships fail because of a lack of follow-through.
    Sara Kuburic, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • It’s become less about long-term tips to feel better and more like fast fashion trends that come and go with little research and even less follow-through.
    Sue Williamson, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Suggs argued his bump into the defender was part of his follow-through after the shot.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
  • For the bull case to continue from here, NKE would have to power through that resistance range and show upside follow-through into at least the mid-90′s.
    David Keller, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Usually, by week three or four, a gap emerges among the bakers and the audience is able to predict which ones have the ambition, ideas, and follow-through to make it to the final episodes.
    Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
  • To move toward a two-state solution, Arabs and Europeans would need to have faith in the United States’ intentions and follow-through.
    Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The story feels at times like a series of familiar setups without much follow-through.
    Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe you’ve been disappointed by a colleague’s lack of follow-through on promises.
    Womensmedia, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • DeSantis responded with a swipe at Trump’s lack of follow-through on some of his campaign promises.
    Hannah Knowles and Maeve Reston, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • Later, Santos kept a possession alive by tracking down an offensive board and stuck the follow-through on a 3.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Scenes like the couple’s first kiss play out with real attention to build-up and follow-through and there’s a confidence in how Noah finesses the moment.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
  • An agreement between the two Gulf countries would do only so much; peace will require Sudanese follow-through.
    Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
  • Clear expectations set the stage for ownership and follow-through.
    Liz Haberberger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • But the Trump administration showed no patience for follow-through.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The bullish reversal saw upside follow-through, then gave way to a four-month correction that recently matured.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 29 July 2024
  • Wiggins, an athletic, six-foot-seven former No. 1 draft pick, is in his follow-through, arms extended, right wrist flexed.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • No matter what, good trigger control and follow-through are critical.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • Advertisement Replays suggested that Waters, contesting the shot from the side, might have nicked Wood’s wrist on his follow-through.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Politicians make promises and offer feel-good sound bites, yet the American people often see little follow-through.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • No one died in the accident, and officials have pledged accountability and follow-through.
    Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2023

follow through

2 of 2 verb
  • Or tell him to maybe follow through a little more with his wrist on the sky hook.
    Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That’s a big if, because the Bills have to follow through and win on Sunday.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Her mom followed through on her threat and called the cops, sending them to the couple's home.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With hair that on point, RiRi really had no choice but to follow through with the rest of the look.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
  • If the two states don’t follow through by 2034, the Oregon bill will be repealed.
    Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
  • There's something to be said for a show that makes a promise and follows through on it.
    Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 May 2024
  • But the state didn’t follow through, citing a lack of money.
    Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Basie followed through on the ultimatum and turned down the gig.
    Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • The absence of follow through on both sides shows a lack of conviction.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Be the one to follow through and get things done, and everything else will fall into place.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
  • The server follows through on his request and brings the pasta dish back into the kitchen.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In the end, Streisand was too enamored of the whole thing — and her signature look — to follow through.
    Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But for the strategy to work, the country must be willing to follow through on that threat.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Now the question is if Santa Anita will follow through on its threat to close or sell the track.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Now the key question is whether those rich nations will follow through.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
  • He was led to a back room by an employee, and Morales soon followed through the door that Cuellar held open in the back of the business.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • That comes from having too much input and not enough follow through.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
  • In doubling down on her pact to re-record her old music, she's followed through on the plan to great success.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The people who shot out of the gate, full of promise, sometimes didn’t follow through fully.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2023
  • If the government doesn’t follow through, the oil and gas license will expire in April.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Whether Trump follows through on placing tariffs across the board remains to be seen.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
  • A year later, a lack of funding and a failure to follow through have blunted the impact of the reforms.
    Denise Lavoie, Tatyana Monnay, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Meta has shown willingness to follow through on its threat.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
  • That did not follow through against Michigan and Georgia.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The icing on the cake for a career rock star is following through in the face of adversity.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Give yourself grace, listen to what your body and mind need, and don’t feel guilty about following through on those needs.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
  • In that case, decide who will follow through, Arndt counsels.
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There can be a debate as to whether the South would have actually followed through.
    John L. Hudgins, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
  • If Trump follows through on his threats to withhold that money from noncompliant schools, Arizona's colleges may be forced to make tough decisions.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025

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