go after
Example Sentences
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But trying to re-create what that feels like is what I was really going after — just thinking about how you would live in that time, and then represent that in the movie.
From Los Angeles Times
“I can just imagine him with all his fury and his huge personality going after them,” said Hebel, 30.
The Brekkes are the type who aren’t afraid to go after what they want and protect what they have, all with North Dakota good nature.
From Salon
U.S. officials said the military would be going after a network of ships already sanctioned by the Treasury Department.
Euroclear has client assets in more than 50 countries, and Russia could try to go after it elsewhere.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.