tailgate
Example Sentences
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We joined the stream of people making their way to the stage area, trucks backing up as close as they could get for tailgate seating.
From Literature
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The footage, which shows a blue BMW tailgating a cyclist in the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to hop the curb onto the sidewalk, has since gone viral on Fetzer’s Instagram page.
From Los Angeles Times
A 27-year-old man has become the first person in the country to be charged with 'tailgating' - entering a football match without a ticket - after the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
From BBC
The new act is designed to clamp down on 'tailgating' - where supporters without tickets make their way through turnstiles by staying close behind legitimate ticket-holders.
From BBC
Two soldiers had to lift Father over the tailgate.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.