hot pursuit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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And with that same energy, my wife and I trodded further into the fair in hot pursuit of merriment and wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia, who won Saturday's sprint, started well on a hot and humid Sepang circuit to hold a slender lead in the first lap with Acosta and Marquez in hot pursuit.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
So while she spent most of the weekend staffing their booth, I set out in hot pursuit of mushroom knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot pursuit of a very large, very orange suspect.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
The reason for this onslaught became evident immediately: dorados were leaping out of the water in hot pursuit of them.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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