gaining upon

Example Sentences

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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)

The beloved father of a family lies upon a bed of sickness, and disease is fast gaining upon the powers of life.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

As Peggy realized this a whoop from the pursuers told that they had caught sight of them, and the clattering hoofs that they were gaining upon them.

From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Madison, Lucy Foster

Evidently I was magnifying the grip that Spoof was gaining upon her.

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.

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)