pursuer

Example Sentences

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That framework gives “Plainclothes” the feeling of an emotional chase film where pursuer and pursued are the same, stuck in a loop of possibility, torn about what being caught really means.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

And was actually 0.125secs faster than Verstappen, his closest pursuer, in the final sector.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

A master of disguise, an evil genius with plenty of tricks up his wings and a relentless pursuer of retribution, Feathers McGraw nests among cinema’s great villains without ever having crooned a single chirp.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Indiana State: The loss re-opens the race atop the conference, with Drake the Sycamores’ closest pursuer.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

They would allow no woman to be forced to marry against her will they told the newcomers, nor would they surrender any suppliant, no matter how feeble, and no matter how powerful the pursuer.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton