trailing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The call ended the eighth inning with two runners on base and the Red Sox trailing by one run.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
We see them appear out of the dark at speed to make the delicate manoeuvre to feed their fuel-hungry jets - locking on to a hose trailing from the tanker wing.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Instead of trailing wolves, ravens remember locations where kills are likely to happen and return to those areas, even from great distances.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
It was the second-biggest spender on ads in the race, trailing Krishnamoorthi’s campaign, which spent $29.1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
About Henry’s birthday party, or about the two instances when Francis’s mother—all red hair and alligator pumps and emeralds—turned up on her way to New York, trailing the Yorkshire terrier and the second husband?
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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