bird-dog

Example Sentences

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Say what you will about his politics; the Tesla Model Y drives like a bird-dog in the hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“It took three and a half years of weekly protests outside her office. Plus, we also had a bird-dog campaign against her. Every time we’d find out where she was, we’d go,” Abdullah explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Now that we know how the show works, it's easy to bird-dog the secrets hiding in plain sight.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

The initial park-heavy, public-ownership vision for the property has, for the most part, been abandoned, although activists continue to bird-dog the development piece by piece as it comes up for permit review.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

For more than a generation, the National Championship, bird-dog classic of America, had been run near Breton Junction where, two weeks later, Burton got off the train and was met by Ferris.

From Frank of Freedom Hill by Derieux, Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur)