gaining upon

Example Sentences

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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

This was of great service to Bradford, and prevented his rival from gaining upon him so rapidly as he otherwise would have done.

From The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

For the first half-mile or so I saw that I was gaining upon the gobbler—not rapidly; for the mustang, though tough, was far from being a fast one.

From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne

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

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