Example Sentences

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Steyer was trailing Hilton, the second-place finisher, by just over 200,000 votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Harvie won handily in his primary, but Baines, in the California primary on Tuesday, was trailing her progressive opponent, Randy Villegas, at the time of writing, though the race was too close to call.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

And in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, veteran politician MK Stalin was trailing, challenged by a political debutante -- film star C. Joseph Vijay.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

At the time, Blue Origin was trailing SpaceX, which by then had demonstrated an ability to land its rocket boosters—a key step toward making space travel more economically viable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

He brought the ball down and their forward was trailing him.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers