How to Use take after in a Sentence

take after

verb
Definition of take afternext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Players taken after the 15th round are viewed as likely to attend college.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2023
  • The couple’s daughter is already taking after her dad in the music department and is ready to dance with anyone who’s around.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • It was taken after the many recent weeks of rainfall and Santa Rosa Creek had become a roaring river!
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • In photos taken after the eruption (see above), the damage to the dome is readily apparent.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Zubac is shooting 58% on attempts taken after a pass from Harden.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Disneyland should also take after Walt Disney World and make hotel parking free for those guests who are spending the night.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That's the route Diana Vargas, 33, coding-whiz mom of one, took after her military spouse was stationed abroad for several years.
    — Leslie Goldman, Parents, 24 June 2024
  • The executive action was taken after the company sent a note to customers on May 30 that service would abruptly end on June 1.
    — Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024

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