gaining upon
Example Sentences
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Though he was a heavy man, Levi was agile in his movements, and the ruffian could not help seeing that his pursuer was gaining upon him.
From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Optic, Oliver
They were steadily gaining upon the four scouts.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Gregor, Elmer Russell
He plainly saw that they were not gaining upon him, although they still held doggedly to the pursuit.
From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth)
Brown and Knight, seeing the dogs gaining upon them, selected a place where loose stones were abundant, and gave their barking foes a reception which must have astonished them.
From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William
If he found that folly gaining upon him, he would leave Cardyllian without staying his accustomed week, and never return till the feeling had died as completely as last year's roses.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
