How to Use in the wake of in a Sentence

in the wake of

phrase
  • Trying to carve out its own path in the wake of Jurassic Park was a tall order.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • The bullpen is in decent shape, too, even in the wake of Saturday’s 15-3 loss.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Comments in the wake of the defense's filing led to one prosecutor being held in contempt.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • How Huey Lewis found a new passion Lewis, in the wake of his diagnosis, has found refuge in nature.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Sebold’s case would turn out to be far more complex than that one, and its layers and effects far broader than what emerged in the wake of the exoneration.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Israel, founded in the wake of the Holocaust, denies the accusations.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • But in the wake of his death, Alice is forced to return to the now-decaying home they got married in, where Will’s family lives.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • In this case, no one handled it with more admirable grace than Balogun in the wake of the red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    — Vahe Gregorian july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Some trucks crossing the border have had to wait anything from a few hours to several days in the wake of the war, the people said, adding that those delays have worsened in the past month.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • And, as the country and its people begin to piece together the full toll of the destruction amid the rubble, the notion of playing baseball seems absurd in the wake of such tragedy.
    — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The neighborhood has been rebuilding in the wake of the March 31, 2023, tornado.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2026
  • The spokesperson also mentioned that the company was ramping up security in the wake of the Melrose Park shooting.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Long daylight hours in the wake of last week’s solstice, coupled with the light of the waning Strawberry Moon in the south after midnight, may make aurora harder to see.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The council also approved permanent outdoor watering restrictions in the wake of a drought that ended in 2025.
    — Chance Swaim, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • The famous question Fermi asked many years ago in the wake of the UFO craze and the Roswell incident and all of these sightings of flying saucers.
    — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • Gulf primary bond issuance came to an abrupt halt in the wake of the conflict, with corporate and sovereign bond yields jumping as geopolitical tensions escalated.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Federal officials' accounts of what unfolded in those incidents were contradicted by videos that were recorded by bystanders and made public in the wake of the shootings.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Kirk’s family released a statement ahead of the start of Monday’s hearing thanking supporters for their kindness in the wake of the 31-year-old activist’s killing.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The fund will give Arada a new source of capital to fund its ambitions at a time when lenders and investors have become more cautious about Gulf real estate in the wake of the Iran war.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • Campbell's family also announced his death in an update to a GoFundMe fundraiser created in the wake of the accident.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • When a 911 call was placed in the wake of the shooting, Barnett faced long wait times and was transferred between teams of arriving emergency responders, Moon said.
    — Ilana Arougheti june 30, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • One of the other key offseason storylines, especially in the wake of Sorsby’s absence, is the quarterback situation.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Spink said the firm is also seeing rising demand for consultancy tied to localizing military manufacturing, which has acquired a new urgency in the wake of the Iran war.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • Crime rose sharply across the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic but has fallen in the years since, according to official data.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Streever is one of at least two residents of upstate New York who was served with a federal warning in June in the wake of criticizing ICE online.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Long daylight hours in the wake of last week’s solstice, coupled with the rising on Monday, June 29, of the full Strawberry Moon in the south, may make aurora harder to see.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Nearly 50,000 people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Venezuela's powerful earthquakes as the death toll continues to climb, officials said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The euro sold off in February in the wake of a Financial Times report that Lagarde was considering making an early exit from the ECB.
    — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • The death toll in Venezuela has climbed to more than 3,800 people in the wake of the two powerful earthquakes that devastated the country, Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Her nonfiction includes The Gentrification of The Mind, a memoir of the homogenization of her city in the wake of the AIDS crisis.
    — Sarah Schulman, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

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