gaining upon
Example Sentences
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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
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
As Peggy realized this a whoop from the pursuers told that they had caught sight of them, and the clattering hoofs that they were gaining upon them.
From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Madison, Lucy Foster
Brown and Knight, seeing the dogs gaining upon them, selected a place where loose stones were abundant, and gave their barking foes a reception which must have astonished them.
From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William
From the beginning his pursuer had kept constantly gaining upon him.
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
