trailing

Example Sentences

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The discovery in a border area of neighbouring Serbia comes as Orban's party is badly trailing in opinion polls ahead of crucial elections next Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The call ended the eighth inning with two runners on base and the Red Sox trailing by one run.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Almost six-in-10 reduced wealth by trailing short-term Treasury bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Instead of trailing wolves, ravens remember locations where kills are likely to happen and return to those areas, even from great distances.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Chasing after the president, Mary Todd Lincoln, followed by Clara Harris and Major Rathbone, with Laura Keene trailing close behind, burst into the boardinghouse.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson