gaining upon
Example Sentences
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The stranger, nevertheless, is evidently gaining upon us.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
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
The police had thrown down their capes, and were rapidly gaining upon me.
From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous
I am gaining upon the power to throw it off, however.
From Professor Huskins by Cummings, Lettie M.
It was not long, however, before the Sioux realized that the Crows were gaining upon them.
From The War Trail by Gregor, Elmer Russell
