trailing

Example Sentences

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We see them appear out of the dark at speed to make the delicate manoeuvre to feed their fuel-hungry jets - locking on to a hose trailing from the tanker wing.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At halftime, the Huskies went into the locker room trailing the top team in the nation by 15 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The Bruins weren’t prepared for the Blue Devils to be so prepared for them, trailing at the break for just the second time this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

But at 20.5 times trailing earnings, HMH is also trading at a slight discount on a price-to-earnings basis to larger oil services firms.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Had them leveling the dirt floor with boards when we went back to lessons, something I would’ve had to do with my leg trailing me like a tail.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye