Example Sentences

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Fletcher was batting .308 with two homers in 22 games, but his performance had tailed off recently.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2023

Chinese warships had tailed McCain through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday during a "routine operation" that was done "in accordance with international law."

From Fox News • Feb. 5, 2021

“We never stopped producing them, but demand had tailed off to tapes for police interviews.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2019

He went to the window, looking for the black Crown Vic that had tailed him as he’d walked home.

From The Verge • Mar. 13, 2019

That was why Chiltington had tailed the twin library nerds, Peckleman and Fernandez, upstairs during last night’s dessert hunt.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein