coattails
Example Sentences
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Some names, like Starbucks, Reynolds and Kirkland, have tried to ride one another’s coattails.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Other IT consulting companies rode on the stock’s coattails Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
It is why Amorim felt United were in danger of blowing a significant chance to climb into the top six and on the coattails of the sides in contention for Champions League qualification.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
The outsize stake is unusual for a buyout, where sovereign-wealth funds would typically ride on the coattails of traditional private-equity firms as minority investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
When I looked at Uncle Willie, I knew what was pulling my mind’s coattails.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
