Example Sentences

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Panyaev is reported to have tailed Navalny prior to his poisoning; the others are operatives of the FSB’s Criminalistics Institute, a secret laboratory which is reported to work with poisons.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

At one point Russian commanders expressed confidence the city would fall soon but such claims have tailed off amid heavy fighting.

From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2023

His predecessor, Jacob Zuma, is on trial for corruption and stories of shady dealings have tailed the current government as well.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2023

Prosecutions were far more common until the 1990s but have tailed off since, partly because of social attitudes to gay relationships, says Kate Goold, a solicitor at Bindmans.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2017

We made the pace as hot as we could, in the hope that if we came to close quarters again some of our pursuers would have tailed behind.

From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)