trailing

Example Sentences

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At 22, he’s also the second-youngest to get there, trailing only Paul Kariya.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That works out to 18.6 times trailing earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The home side were trailing 2-0 after Noah Okafor's first-half double when the Argentine tried to stop the Leeds attacker by holding his hair in an off-the-ball incident, after being caught in the face himself.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Polls show her trailing Graham Platner, the tattooed oysterman endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I nearly forgot my fear, there in the brim, staring at sky and trailing smoke.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck