gaining upon
Example Sentences
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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
The children were very frightened when they saw the horrible head behind them, slowly gaining upon them.
From Canadian Fairy Tales by MacMillan, Cyrus
It was not long, however, before the Sioux realized that the Crows were gaining upon them.
From The War Trail by Gregor, Elmer Russell
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
His health had been for some years gradually declining, and disease in the shape of gout gaining upon him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
