gaining upon
Example Sentences
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But when they saw that we were gaining upon them, they put down their oars, and began to row towards the land.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
He felt sure that he was steadily gaining upon them, and he expected to see them before the end of the day.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Gregor, Elmer Russell
Captain Barton arrested his course as formerly—the unaccountable nature of the occurrence filled him with vague and disagreeable sensations—and yielding to the excitement that was gaining upon him, he shouted sternly, "Who goes there?"
From In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
The beloved father of a family lies upon a bed of sickness, and disease is fast gaining upon the powers of life.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward
We were gaining upon them; but so slowly, that Guinane was all the while chafing with impatience.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.
