gaining upon

Example Sentences

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A glance behind him showed that he was gaining upon his two pursuers, a fact which was as manifest to them as it was to him.

From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth)

The children were very frightened when they saw the horrible head behind them, slowly gaining upon them.

From Canadian Fairy Tales by MacMillan, Cyrus

They were steadily gaining upon the four scouts.

From Three Sioux Scouts by Gregor, Elmer Russell

From the beginning his pursuer had kept constantly gaining upon him.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

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)