Example Sentences

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Some dealers are offering free vacations or bottles of perfume in exchange for test drives, while some eager sales teams are stalking charging stations in hopes of luring drivers away from the competition.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Starvation and famine are stalking that part of Africa.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

I don’t think the Telosians are stalking me.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2015

Vital infrastructure is smashed, millions of people have been displaced, drinkable water is in short supply, hospitals have closed their doors, and disease and hunger are stalking cities and villages alike.  

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2015

It is rather like coming upon a herd of deer when you are stalking; after your first shot, you don't find it so easy to get another; they have grown wary!

From Three Dramas by Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson)