gaining upon
Example Sentences
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His health had been for some years gradually declining, and disease in the shape of gout gaining upon him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
It was not long, however, before the Sioux realized that the Crows were gaining upon them.
From The War Trail by Gregor, Elmer Russell
Every moment the dogs are gaining upon her.
From Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
Evidently I was magnifying the grip that Spoof was gaining upon her.
From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.
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)
