- present participle of pursue.
pursuing
Example Sentences
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In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
This time around, chairman Mark Ashton says Ipswich have to be "a bit braver" in their approach to the Premier League, and the type of players the club are pursuing reflects that increased ambition.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Murrill hasn’t confined her fight against compensation claims to the courts, having used threats to prevent at least one exoneree, Calvin Duncan, from even pursuing a claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Now, every hyperscaler is pursuing such projects, including Meta, Microsoft and Oracle.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Unfortunately, he was pursuing the kind of false leads that would come to haunt the manhunters in the days ahead.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
