stalked

Example Sentences

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When Ben Jones made his move on 28-1 shot Jordans around the final bend, Townend stalked the leaders on I Am Maximus and finally burst for the front near the famous Aintree elbow.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

And yet for all this success, a persistent melancholy stalked the writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Team owner Lawrence Stroll looked like the bottom had fallen out of his world as he stalked the paddock in Bahrain, his face betraying a combination of anger and despair.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Guardiola grew frustrated with City's failure to kill off Newcastle, urging his players to "keep the ball better" as he stalked the touchline.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Slowly, stealthily, there stalked out of the reeds a creature as large as a wolf.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell