trail

Example Sentences

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But as investors gathered for Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, the company’s 6% year-to-date gains trail those of other retail giants.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

So she hiked out to just beyond the Valley of the Moon trail, where the wire winds through piles of boulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Ratings for CBS’s evening and morning news broadcasts generally trail rivals ABC and NBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

One word I did not hear at the party, and a topic that Pratt has downplayed on the trail, is rent.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

‘Nobody knows. Just take it. That lightning tree -it has power to protect. It guards the trail from evil. Maybe it will protect you, too.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver