in the wake of

1. 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]

2. 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 disturbances, the government has relaxed certain restrictions and young women have become more prominent in some areas of social and cultural life.

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The leader has ruled out resigning in the wake of the leaks and party leader Nigel Farage said he backed her "100%".

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Then, he says, the liberal left was “in flux” in the wake of the Civil Rights Act.

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The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, has attacked dozens of commercial ships around the Red Sea in the wake of the war in Gaza.

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Cardi B and Diggs have been dating for about a year now in the wake of her divorce from rapper Offset, the father of her other three kids.

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Related Words

• coming 
• consecutive 
• ensuing 
• subsequent 
• succeeding 
• successive