bird-dog

Example Sentences

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Say what you will about his politics; the Tesla Model Y drives like a bird-dog in the hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Now that we know how the show works, it's easy to bird-dog the secrets hiding in plain sight.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

She said she does the same with her colleagues in Congress during her “never-ending effort” to bird-dog growing legislative efforts to require more scrutiny of Chinese students and scholars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2019

The initial park-heavy, public-ownership vision for the property has, for the most part, been abandoned, although activists continue to bird-dog the development piece by piece as it comes up for permit review.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Again the lean bird-dog thrust in an apologetic head, dutifully awaiting recognition.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.