Example Sentences

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Learner driver Teddy is recounting her fear at being tailgated by another driver mid-lesson.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

Feniger admits, “The only time I ever tailgated was when I was on ‘Top Chef Masters,’ and guess what?

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2025

A security guard grew suspicious after Mr. Cabrera Fuentes and a travel companion tailgated onto residential premises and took a photo of the U.S. source’s license plate.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Before the Trinity League opener between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, fans tailgated while others were waiting for the Braves’ famous snack bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2021

A great musician, very bright, but not a good driver, Linton believed that she sometimes tailgated, and sometimes sped.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel