gaining upon
Example Sentences
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The stranger, nevertheless, is evidently gaining upon us.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
Oh—I meant your surname,” she added, confusion gaining upon her when he mentioned his first name only.
From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Blackwood, Algernon
The distance he was so rapidly gaining upon them told him he had not been mistaken about the superior qualities of his steed.
From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne
The police had thrown down their capes, and were rapidly gaining upon me.
From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous
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
