take off after

Example Sentences

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My career started to take off after I appeared in “Red Heat” and “Cocktail,” both in 1988.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"I've always said this team is going to take off after the World Cup."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

Hoekstra's study looked at which species take off after fireworks and when this occurs.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

As for Simms, his career was solid but didn’t quite take off after that big performance — and he was hurt and didn’t play in the Giants’ next championship win in 1991.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022

I take off after him, running myself, my blood charging, cuz that’s where it is, that’s where the hole in the Noise is.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness