abreast
Example Sentences
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WSJ keeps you abreast of developments with live coverage here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Inslee is not, he told me, against staying abreast of public opinion per se.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
On Sunday, Trump told reporters he had been kept abreast of the latest developments and the talks are "moving along".
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
And our intelligence agencies ensure our domestic defense by keeping abreast of those who do not like the United States.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the box-seat—“gotza” they call them—cracked his big whip over his four small horses, which ran abreast, and we set off on our journey.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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