How to Use take after in a Sentence

take after

verb

• The men fled the scene, and the man who had been robbed took after them in his own vehicle.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
• Those taken after the first round have a four-year window.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• Duke takes after big brother Drake and their dad with his good sense of humor.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• Photographs taken after the assault showed that the cell’s walls were smeared with blood and a sink had been ripped out of a wall in the chaos.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Their failure rate of even making the majors is close to 90% if taken after the 10th round.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 11 July 2023
• But Ritchie, the episode’s director, gave him free rein, take after take, Ings added, to see where the scene could take him.
  — Imogen West-Knights, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• This is the first photo taken after lovemaking since the end of June.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• What actions the central bank might take after that remains much less clear.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 21 June 2023
• In take after take, Mr. Bhansali drove a point home: Every move, every gesture, had to be done so that the eyes, the glare, remained the focus.
  — Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
• Tracee gets her sense of humor from Robert Tracee may take after her mom in some aspects, but her humor is thanks to Robert.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
• The new suit is the first action the county has taken after the Board of Supervisors agreed in 2022 to sue gun makers.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
• Polls taken after the debate showed most voters thought Biden won.
  — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
• According to a post Arnold made for his 24th birthday, Christopher seems to take after his dad on the fitness front.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 12 June 2023
• Officials with the league shared photos of the young bear — two taken before its death and one taken after.
  — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
• Watch on Though the power couple doesn't share much about their children, Ella seems to take after her parents in more than just looks.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 2 May 2023
• The little girl seemed to take after her mother, who loved the motorcycle racing games in the arcade.
  — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Dax takes after his mother and has a greater sense of adventure than his younger sister or his father.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• The video was taken after Garcia was interviewed at her house.
  — Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
• A little black dress never goes out of style, so take after Joanna Gaines’ look by adding one (or more) to your wardrobe rotation.
  — Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
• The picture was taken after Napoli won its final match of the Serie A season and brought home its first league championship in 33 years.
  — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• The photo was taken after the 2021 attack and included in this week’s filing.
  — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
• Both Brandon and Dylan have seemed to take after their famous parents.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
• Ofri takes after her mother in her love of rock music, idolizing singers such as David Bowie and Elton John.
  — NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Barry Keoghan's son is already taking after his father in more ways than one!
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2024
• All polls were taken after the Sept. 10 debate between the two candidates.
  — Avery Lotz, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
• The effort grew out of Knott’s emerging awareness of the risks that responders take after his son Cameron was sworn in as a police officer.
  — cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
• Photos taken after the second shooting showed at least five bullet holes in the office's windows and door.
  — Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
• Players taken after the 15th round are viewed as likely to attend college.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
• That deep breath you might be used to taking after Thanksgiving and before December hits—that’s gone this year.
  — Bernard May, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
• According to police, the former QB refused a field sobriety test at the scene and was later taken to a hospital, where a blood sample was taken after authorities got a search warrant.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024