follow through on/with
idiom
1
: to complete (an activity or process that has been started)
He doesn't follow through on his good intentions.
We feared they would follow through on/with their threat.
2
sports
: to complete a stroke or swing
You should follow through on your backhand.
Examples of follow through on/with in a Sentence
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But some state lawmakers, health care advocates and political observers in South Dakota say that Noem does not always follow through on that rhetorical promise.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
Trust your instincts and follow through with your plans.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
But to actually follow through with each other through those moments is really powerful.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Three months later, the president has decided to follow through on his warning, leaving the two sides in a dramatic standoff.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 11 May 2024
But critics argue Prop 66 also required California to follow through on death sentences and Newsom is ignoring that part of the law.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her plans to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, the conservative agitator committed to follow through on her threats and call a vote on the speaker’s future.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Many firms have struggled to follow through on ambitious, years-old climate pledges, in part due to high interest rates that make funding more expensive, according to experts, some noting that some environmentally conscious companies have bucked the trend.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But back home in Indianapolis, Chambers’ real estate company did not follow through on its end of a landmark agreement made with the city — missing a deadline to pay back the city not just once, but twice.
—Ryan Martin and Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
Trust your instincts and follow through with your plans.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
But to actually follow through with each other through those moments is really powerful.
—Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Three months later, the president has decided to follow through on his warning, leaving the two sides in a dramatic standoff.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 11 May 2024
But critics argue Prop 66 also required California to follow through on death sentences and Newsom is ignoring that part of the law.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her plans to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, the conservative agitator committed to follow through on her threats and call a vote on the speaker’s future.
—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Many firms have struggled to follow through on ambitious, years-old climate pledges, in part due to high interest rates that make funding more expensive, according to experts, some noting that some environmentally conscious companies have bucked the trend.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But back home in Indianapolis, Chambers’ real estate company did not follow through on its end of a landmark agreement made with the city — missing a deadline to pay back the city not just once, but twice.
—Ryan Martin and Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Follow through on/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20through%20on%2Fwith. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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