coattails

Example Sentences

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It became a watershed year for Republicans in North Carolina as GOP candidates rode the coattails of President Richard Nixon’s landslide victory.

From Seattle Times

It rides on the dusty coattails of touchstones of the genre: think “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” the “Mad Max” franchise and “There Will Be Blood.”

From New York Times

“Enough riding my coattails, Canada Unity. … Enough trying to use me to make yourself a big name.”

From Washington Post

“We kind of rode the coattails of 2048’s success in a sort of recursive, ouroboros kind of way,” he tells me.

From The Verge

The event rides the coattails of that other, puppy-less bowl game and for the good cause of showcasing animal shelters, their dedicated staffers and the furry residents in need of homes.

From Seattle Times