trail
verb (used with object)
to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
will trail
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future tenseof trail.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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At the Port of Los Angeles, a hub for imports from Asia, executive director Gene Seroka recently warned cargo volumes for the first few months of this year will trail the same period in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
It continues: The International Cocoa Organization recently forecast that global production will trail demand by 374,000 tons this season, which ends in September, after a 74,000-ton shortfall last year.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
A son will trail after his mother, grabbing bits of fish and other food, throughout his life, even as his sisters grow up and have calves of their own.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023
Laws ensure their arrest records will trail them for life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
Probably scared the colonial authorities will trail him right down through the Dome of Eyes.
From Exile by Horace Brown Fyfe
