- present participle of follow.
following
Example Sentences
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But for many lifelong Knicks fans the disruption was justified, as Thursday's parade marked an emotional culmination of years of following the team.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Shortly before 15:00 BST, the senior judge discharged the jury after it failed to reach a verdict following 14 hours and 43 minutes in retirement.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
“AI systems are very good at following those regulations.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
I realize I’m posing a lot of queries here and not following them up with any concrete answers, but that’s because I don’t really have the answers myself.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
“See how Greg struts around like he owns the forest? Well, any animal who doesn’t know better buys into that lie. And there’s Dot, always following, trying to feel important too.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing following
STAAR Grade 6 Reading: The Language of the Test, List 1
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