bringing up the rear
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Hardwicke got four correct results with no exact scores, for 40 points, with AI bringing up the rear this time with 30 points, thanks to three correct results and no exact scores.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Six young people carried Arthur's light-wooden coffin out of the church, with his younger brother bringing up the rear.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
The championship race finally arrived and the drivers’ pit crew chiefs lined up, buggies in hand, by qualifying position, with Phend leading the pack and Cavalieri bringing up the rear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
Demonstrators marched Friday night from Westlake Park to merge with the Federal Building crowd, with a police vehicle bringing up the rear.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022
“Hey, what, who’s Adaugo?” asks DeShon, bringing up the rear.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
