trailing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But the police found discrepancies in his story: He claimed to have arrived after Ashaal, but local surveillance video showed him waiting for Ashaal, then trailing him in another vehicle when Ashaal drove off.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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
But at 20.5 times trailing earnings, HMH is also trading at a slight discount on a price-to-earnings basis to larger oil services firms.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Almost six-in-10 reduced wealth by trailing short-term Treasury bills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
It was a lovely, sunny place, with trailing green plants in the windows.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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