gaining upon
Example Sentences
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It was not long, however, before the Sioux realized that the Crows were gaining upon them.
From The War Trail by Gregor, Elmer Russell
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)
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
I am gaining upon the power to throw it off, however.
From Professor Huskins by Cummings, Lettie M.
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
