Example Sentences

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Chinese spy ships have been shadowing Talisman Sabre exercises since 2017.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Chinese navy and coast guard vessels have been shadowing the drilling ship.

From Washington Times • May 11, 2020

And, unlike similar programs, there’s a guarantee that participants will direct at least one episode of the series they have been shadowing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2019

Under "Quiet Skies", federal air marshals have been shadowing travellers on their flights and reporting any suspicious behaviour to TSA, the Boston Globe first reported on Sunday.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2018

It was a fairly safe presumption then that Bookkeeper Bob had not returned yet, or one of the detectives at least would have been shadowing the house.

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)