Do You Hyphenate Sought After?

The two words by themselves do not always require a hyphen. It is the use of the phrase "sought after" as an adjective qualifying a noun that calls for the hyphen. ... In this case, no hyphen is called for. Here, the adjective "sought after" serves as a sentence complement.

Can you say highly sought after?

Consider "highly sought after" and "highly prized."

Is it sort-after or sought after?

Anyway, the correct word choice is: 1. SOUGHT-after – not SORT-after – sought is the past tense of seek – So to be sought-after – is for people to SEEK you. OR: He sought help – he was looking for or seeking help.