How to Use follow-up in a Sentence

follow-up

1 of 3 noun
Definition of follow-upnext
Synonyms for follow-upnext
  • What’s the best way to reach you with follow-up questions?
    — Umar Farooq, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The kismet of the relationship led to the 2022 follow-up, Bloomin’ Too.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The upcoming album will be the follow-up to 2020’s Stay Alive.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The only corn that hit my nose was akin to the scent of corn whisky, with a harsh, almost plastic-like follow-up.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Gangsta Art 2 is a follow-up to last year’s Gangsta Art.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Phoenix was seen in a follow-up video playing in the ball pit solo as Hilton watched over him in his playroom.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Without the actor, there was not a shot that Columbus would ever make a follow-up.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The bill serves as a blueprint for programs Congress will seek to fund through follow-up spending bills.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2023
  • My column on over-the-air digital video recorders brought a lot of follow-up questions.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • All were treated with surgery, and follow-up data was gathered in 2020.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 13 June 2023
  • The actor will reprise the titular role in Scott Pilgrim the Anime, a follow-up series to the cult hit that will drop on Netflix in the fall.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • In a follow-up letter, Tremble thanked the chairperson for the prompt response.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Rice Xpress scored 3 on a Jan. 16 follow-up inspection.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
  • D’Angelo has still not released a follow-up to Black Messiah.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2024
  • His campaign did not respond to follow-up questions from ABC News.
    — Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • At the time, the researchers determined that the drugs had no impact on the kids’ mental health over a 36-month follow-up period.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Microneedling also helped boost the absorption of follow-up at-home skin care.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 July 2023
  • Falling or Flying is the follow-up to Smith’s 2018 debut album, Lost & Found.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Bryan did not respond to a follow-up question regarding Luke Bryan and Brady.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick star in this musical follow-up to the 2016 Trolls movie.
    — Carson Blackwelder, Country Living, 24 June 2023
  • With any sequel or franchise, there’s a chance the follow-up could struggle to expand its fanbase.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Candidates will have one minute to respond to a question and 30 seconds for follow-ups.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • These follow-ups don’t appear to help most people, Ganguli said.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Make sure to send follow-up and thank you emails after the virtual grad fair to make a lasting impression.
    — Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2023
  • Wiley said in a follow-up video that three months after the shooting, a bullet remains in her stomach.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • In a follow-up interview, Rimkunas acknowledged that adding more lawyers to the equation may not be enough.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Where the first movie was set amidst the insane success of ’80s Wall Street, the follow-up plays on the downfall of the stock market and global financial catastrophe.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That means a sizeable number of people would face the anxiety of follow-up colonoscopies.
    — Carla K. Johnson, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • About four hours later, the marina shared a follow-up post congratulating Lara on the new state record catch.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
  • The trick to getting the most out of generative AI is knowing what questions to ask or experimenting with lots of follow-up questions.
    — Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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follow-up

2 of 3 adjective
  • Lord’s is the fancier follow-up restaurant to the casual fish and chips spot, Dame, which started as a pop up in 2020 to much acclaim.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Readers who have been anticipating the follow-up to the first novel will be happy to know that Aja-Denise, Joe’s daughter and protegee, is back.
    — Tracy Clark, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Domestica put them on a lot of people’s radars, which meant more freedom and more pressure to create a suitable follow-up.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Children are encouraged to sign their names to facilitate follow-up by adults.
    — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023
  • To corroborate details, Mr. Phelan spoke with many of the subjects of the podcast in follow-up conversations.
    — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • While the project hasn't been officially announced, Curtis has been teasing the possibility of a Freaky Friday follow-up for quite some time now.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2023
  • There has been no acknowledgment of it, nor any follow-up conversations or posts regarding the delivery or making of the gifts.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
  • During a follow-up investigation, officers found the firearm that was in the student’s possession, according to Sgt.
    — Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The latest installment of the popular Rocky follow-up series, helmed by Michael B. Jordan in his directorial debut, builds itself upon this shaky foundation.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Which perhaps explains the first follow-up to the original 11-strong collection of MoonSwatches, announced today but trailed beforehand (as was the original release) with cryptic social media messaging.
    — Tim Barber, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
  • According to the documents, the Florida Department of Health’s inspector general opened an investigation in November of last year but closed it at an undisclosed time because the anonymous complainant didn't respond to follow-up questions.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Those with emergency orders were shut down because of high-priority violations and only reopened after follow-up inspections signed off on those violations. .
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Lord’s is the fancier follow-up restaurant to the casual fish and chips spot, Dame, which started as a pop up in 2020 to much acclaim.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Readers who have been anticipating the follow-up to the first novel will be happy to know that Aja-Denise, Joe’s daughter and protegee, is back.
    — Tracy Clark, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Domestica put them on a lot of people’s radars, which meant more freedom and more pressure to create a suitable follow-up.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Children are encouraged to sign their names to facilitate follow-up by adults.
    — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2023
  • To corroborate details, Mr. Phelan spoke with many of the subjects of the podcast in follow-up conversations.
    — Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • While the project hasn't been officially announced, Curtis has been teasing the possibility of a Freaky Friday follow-up for quite some time now.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2023
  • There has been no acknowledgment of it, nor any follow-up conversations or posts regarding the delivery or making of the gifts.
    — Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
  • During a follow-up investigation, officers found the firearm that was in the student’s possession, according to Sgt.
    — Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The latest installment of the popular Rocky follow-up series, helmed by Michael B. Jordan in his directorial debut, builds itself upon this shaky foundation.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Which perhaps explains the first follow-up to the original 11-strong collection of MoonSwatches, announced today but trailed beforehand (as was the original release) with cryptic social media messaging.
    — Tim Barber, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
  • According to the documents, the Florida Department of Health’s inspector general opened an investigation in November of last year but closed it at an undisclosed time because the anonymous complainant didn't respond to follow-up questions.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Those with emergency orders were shut down because of high-priority violations and only reopened after follow-up inspections signed off on those violations. .
    — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
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follow up

3 of 3 verb
  • As a follow up, the Prius Prime takes that a step further.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2023
  • For now, there’s not much to do but wait, check in, follow up.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • And time and time again, there was just no follow up by the police.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 22 July 2023
  • But Eklund followed up his shot and tucked the loose puck into the net.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The next day, team members follow up at the patient’s home.
    — Lauren Peace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • She was discharged the next day and was told to follow up in four days, the complaint states.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Amy told Schwarzkopf that Miller followed up his words with action.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Howell Miller got out of prison in early 2022 and followed up on the tip from Weiner.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The school followed up that surprise win with another in the next round, becoming the first No. 15 seed to make it to the round of 16.
    — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The fire department followed up by hosing down the front sidewalk on which the bear had been moved.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • They were discharged and CPS followed up with a home check at Matt's parents' home.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • The chief of staff followed up with Zoom calls for the Cabinet and those in the White House with the rank of assistant to the president.
    — Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • In future studies, the team plans to follow up with more studies on the quest to prepare the world’s best cup of coffee.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The singer followed up the album with a new duet version with Rucker.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The blue pins were undetermined, the white pins were tracked and required a follow up shot.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Then, Waugh says to follow up with a brown mascara or brow tint to give the illusion of depth and fullness.
    — Pia Velasco, Allure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Hill followed up her husband’s throwback post with one of her own.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
  • In a scene forecasting what would follow up and down the East Coast, Quint, the movie’s shark hunter, has dozens of shark jaws hanging from the wall of his shack.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Police have not followed up to tow the car or process it for evidence, the woman said.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • When following up last month, Ekō’s Hammad found that eight videos seemed to no longer show ads.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Gumball followed up with a touching tale about looking on the bright side.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
  • If a test comes back positive, the patient is supposed to follow up with a colonoscopy.
    — Charlotte Hu, Vox, 4 June 2024
  • That will prompt the office to follow up to help each author fill in the blanks in an application.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The second half of Season 5 will be the end of the show, followed up by a sequel starring Matthew McConaughey.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The OPOs then decide whether or not to follow up with the donor to receive more information.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The team followed up with participants for about four years.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Get a copy of the report and a customer service contact number to follow up.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Records show the inspector didn’t inquire about whether the rooms were redone for short-term guests and never followed up.
    — Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
  • Christina followed up with aa filing of her own on July 24 and requested neither party receive spousal support.
    — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • After Perry’s death first made headlines, more information continued to emerge about his passing, with TMZ following up their story with details about the actor’s final hours.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 25 July 2024

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