following suit

VERB

imitate what someone else is doing

Synonyms

WEAK

follow in the footsteps of follow the example of jump on the bandwagon

Example Sentences

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This time, farmers in WA first began reporting plague-like numbers of mice in March, with their neighbours in South Australia following suit shortly after.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

While the selloff was originally concentrated at the front end, long-end yields are now following suit, ANZ says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

When stocks tanked, Treasury prices have been following suit.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Rather than following suit, Banton put away his trademark shot - he tried it once to Watt early on, but never again - and instead targeted straight boundaries.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Henry Ford had figured out how to manufacture his automobiles on a moving assembly line, and soon others were following suit.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown