gaining upon

Example Sentences

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Throughout the greater part of the morning the pursuit continued without the sampan gaining upon the larger boat.

From Held by Chinese Brigands by Strang, Herbert

When the highwayman observed his pursuers gaining upon him, he lost his nerve, and did the very worst thing possible under the circumstances.

From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

Captain Barton arrested his course as formerly—the unaccountable nature of the occurrence filled him with vague and disagreeable sensations—and yielding to the excitement that was gaining upon him, he shouted sternly, "Who goes there?"

From In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Edward, who had been rapidly gaining upon the esteem and confidence of his employers, was by the sudden death of the head of the firm, thrown out of employment.

From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Leslie, Madeline

But when they saw that we were gaining upon them, they put down their oars, and began to row towards the land.

From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las