trail behind
Example Sentences
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Toyota and other Japanese carmakers have long produced hybrid vehicles, though they trail behind companies such as BYD and Tesla in battery electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
For years, I left a trail behind me: stacked dishes, smeared counters, a fine dusting of flour like evidence.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
They now trail behind only the peaks reached before the dot-com crash of March 2000.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The Orionids are particularly fast meteors so can be rather faint in appearance but they leave a distinctive light trail behind them that may last several seconds.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
As Emily continues to speak, I trail behind them, listening to their conversation.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
