follow through

Example Sentences

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Protests have intensified the already glacial traffic in Mexico City, where authorities fear the teachers will follow through on their threat to shut down roads before the opening game.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s several threads we have to follow through extraordinary, labyrinthine networks. So, a victim is interviewed, gives names, and we re-examine those names.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He said the strongest approach to negotiating is for the student to take the lead and ask the schools about their appeals procedures — and then follow through.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

I need something that moves with me — something that honors the impulse to decide, mid-meal, you know what, this needs a little brightness, and makes it effortless to follow through.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

We’d made an agreement and couldn’t follow through.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon