trailing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This game was over early in the second quarter when Alabama, trailing 3-0, foolishly attempted to convert a fourth and one from their 34-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times
These ratios are calculated by dividing a stock market’s level by component companies’ trailing 10 years’ inflation-adjusted earnings.
From MarketWatch
Alibaba and other Chinese names fell in Monday trading, trailing U.S. stocks even as the wider market exhibited a lackluster performance to start the final week of the year.
From Barron's
Drones are often the first responders to a crime scene in local jurisdictions around the country, trailing a suspect from the sky until officers arrive.
A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
