get after

Example Sentences

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“It doesn’t have the refined refreshing taste with a subtle buzz that I get after cracking open a chilled can of Diet Coke.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Moderna needs all the help it can get after a brutal few years.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

If they can run the ball to help Stidham out that could be huge, as we know the NFL's best sack unit will get after Maye and make life uncomfortable all night.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“We understand that things happen, and you’ve got to be able to respond. So yesterday, we didn’t come out and get after it. … Today, they came out with a little more purpose.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

“Come to think of it, Rowdy,” I said, “I’m starving to death for a drink of water. Let’s go get a drink first and then we’ll really get after these monkeys.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls