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in the wake of
Following directly on, as in In the wake of the procession, a number of small children came skipping down the aisle . This usage alludes to the waves made behind a passing vessel. [c. 1800]
In the aftermath of, as a consequence of, as in Famine often comes in the wake of war . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
In the wake of the deadly tragedy, questions have been raised about whether adequate warnings were provided and why some weren't evacuated ahead of the deluge.
Tasked with determining who’s responsible for a gruesome display of stumps and lumps discovered by sanitation workers in the wake of Harrison’s handy work, Detective Wallace is onto him as a suspect and her eccentric nature makes her better capable of spotting an odd duck in a crowd, because she is one.
In 2021, in the wake of Covid lockdown restrictions, he played a live-streamed gig at Portman Road with no audience present.
The crowd outside Glass House Farms in Camarillo in the wake of Thursday’s chaotic immigration sweep was a strange mix.
Multiple birthright citizenship cases were refiled as class-action suits in the wake of this ruling.
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