dog the footsteps of
Example Sentences
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Jack agreed with him, and doubtless they would have constituted themselves a committee of two to "dog" the footsteps of the fat man, had not Cora firmly interfered.
From The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar by Penrose, Margaret
Suspicion and mistrust began to dog the footsteps of the bright young girl; she was no longer a universal favorite—some of the girls even openly expressed their dislike of her.
From A World of Girls The Story of a School by Meade, L. T.
Some tragic fatality seems to dog the footsteps of this Government in all their dealings with Ireland.
From John Redmond's Last Years by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
Then she would dog the footsteps of this girl, find out where she went, with a view of deducing from it what she did.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Nemesis seemed powerless to dog the footsteps of the lodger, retribution was incapable of tracking him down.
From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
