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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The forfeits came after Brooke Slusser, a San José State player, publicly claimed that one of her teammates is transgender. —

Calmatters, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 The decision comes after a decade of efforts by wildlife groups, ecologists as well as non-scientists, who have documented declining monarch populations. —

Nathan Rott, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024 The announcement comes after Vidal and Hudson were previously confirmed to reprise their roles in the sequel. —

Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024 The transactions come after forward Mikey Milne made his NHL debut in Saturday’s 2-1 home loss to Dallas, then was sent back down to Iowa on Sunday. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come after