bird-dog

Example Sentences

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“It took three and a half years of weekly protests outside her office. Plus, we also had a bird-dog campaign against her. Every time we’d find out where she was, we’d go,” Abdullah explained.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Now that we know how the show works, it's easy to bird-dog the secrets hiding in plain sight.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

The initial park-heavy, public-ownership vision for the property has, for the most part, been abandoned, although activists continue to bird-dog the development piece by piece as it comes up for permit review.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Everytown also plans to send allies to bird-dog, or publicly question, targeted members of Congress at public events during the upcoming break.

From Time • Jun. 23, 2016

Again the lean bird-dog thrust in an apologetic head, dutifully awaiting recognition.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.