Sentence examples for was in the wake of from inspiring English sources

It was in the wake of Disneyland that cultural disdain of Walt began to stir.

The last time the Army undertook an overhaul was in the wake of the Vietnam War.

But it was in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan that the country's position as the world's center of opium production was solidified.

It was in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks that some of the most extreme of the Government's spying powers were first revealed.

WHEN John Reid took over the job of home secretary in May 2006, it was in the wake of two damaging scandals involving sex offenders.

It was in the wake of the lost-briefcase incident that Mr. O'Neill announced last month that he would retire at the end of the month.

Surely one of them is in the wake of lopsided and season-ending defeat.

South Shore came into being in the late 1890's in the wake of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in nearby Jackson Park.

Savage remarked on how silent the dressing room had been in the wake of the 1-0 defeat at home.

One can only imagine what the demand for medical attention will be in the wake of the earthquake.

The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves came into being in the wake of Portugal's war with Napoleonic France.