drop behind
Example Sentences
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The poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, showed that Caruso leads narrowly among registered voters, but drops behind Bass when measuring those considered likely to vote.
From Los Angeles Times
The ball dropped behind him on the warning track as Franco scored for a 4-0 lead.
From Seattle Times
Despite being on worn soft tyres, Verstappen continued to set a prodigious pace, but dropped behind Sainz when he stopped on lap 15.
From BBC
The decisions left Alonso in no-man's land and he had to stop a few laps later under racing conditions, dropping behind Leclerc as well.
From BBC
“I’ll never forget what I saw when I started to drop behind the peak and saw the entire wave,” he said.
From Washington Post
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