How to Use look after in a Sentence

look after

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  • Her parents naively thought these nuns would look after their kid for a couple of weeks.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Here’s a look after speaking with him last week at Petco Park.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • You guys preserve it and look after it, and that’s really respectable.
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • If someone is looking after your home during a long trip, ask them to flush each toilet every few days.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • This is especially helpful if your pet is being looked after outside your home.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Her parents, who had recently retired, took turns caring for her, while her husband looked after their two year old.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • If running is important to you, having a baby or toddler to look after doesn’t mean giving up on it.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • The primary care doctor helps protect the patient’s heart and bones and looks after the person’s overall health.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.
    — Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Others utilize programs for hospice care to look after loved ones, or small-business loans to open a new storefront or hire a new employee.
    — Jd Vance, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Although the Reddit community is looking after its own, there are plenty of other places scalpers can strike.
    — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Barcelona are open to a sale, which the player’s agent Jorge Mendes, who also looks after Salinas, is exploring.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As for whether the notoriety felt scary or overwhelming at any point, Cooper credited his mom for looking after him.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Those problems arrive with budget attached and someone accountable for fixing them, and demand looks after itself.
    — Paul Evans, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Some evidence suggests that Latina mothers prefer to have a relative look after their children, even when cost is no issue.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The team goes out of their way to look after guests, from suggesting off-peak hours at the spa for a pool visit to finding laptop-friendly spaces for those who are working remotely.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • His father was an executive at an agricultural machinery company, while his mother looked after their three sons at home.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
  • Enjoy perpetually clear skies and a sense of impending doom while looking after Cerberus.
    — Brandon Follick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But Perez didn’t just inherit the responsibility of looking after the players who came after him.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the experiences are suitable for older children, from riding to learning how to look after sheep for the day, accompanied by a local shepherd.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In Patagonia, los puesteros look after other people’s livestock for not very much money, and sometimes go months without seeing anyone else.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • What followed was a season of extended power outages, blue-tarped roofs and yet a strange sense of community, as neighbors went out of their way to look after those that had shared in their calamity.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the months leading up to their births, the Oscar winner pulled off envious look after look, and managed to prove that stylish clothes and maternity wear can be synonymous.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But Olmo has also been tasked with looking after dad Nestor (Gustavo Sánchez Parra), while his mother works.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Although many assume protectiveness naturally flows from parent to child, that same instinct can just as easily work in reverse, with kids feeling a strong desire to look after their parents.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 July 2026
  • This shift has left caregivers with fewer options, forcing many to choose between paying for costly care or leaving the workforce altogether to look after children or aging relatives.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Alex, pointedly called Alexa by her mother (Florencia Lozano), who hates Alex’s tomboyish style, works in a bodega and looks after her brother a lot.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Parents will find the place secure and their children well looked after, and though dining is slightly limited, the activities and beachside annex will also be appreciated.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • This border is very well looked after and there is a lot of cooperation between the US and Canada, but also with the Mohawk Nation, which plays a role in this as well.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • Looking at his profile below, the attributes of an anchoring midfielder are all on show with a similar propensity to support his team’s build-up (on-ball involvement) and look after possession (press resistance).
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 July 2026

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