pursued

Example Sentences

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When the police arrived, he fled his vehicle, escaped from the highway, and ran through our neighborhood while the police pursued by car, helicopter and on foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A man then ran from the vehicle and officers pursued him on foot towards the nearby Colmcille Road.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A onetime “Cary Grantish darling of New York debutante balls,” Young pursued archaeology at Princeton and Columbia, joining the American School of Classical Studies in Athens in 1933.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Researchers have pursued this concept for years because it could increase interlayer connectivity by a factor of 10 to 100 compared with conventional stacking methods.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The mouse who pursued him through his nightmares.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques