trailing

Example Sentences

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Friday's Bears at Philadelphia showdown is crucial as well, with each team trailing the Los Angeles Rams by a game in the fight for the NFC top seed and a playoff first-round bye.

From Barron's

Rodrigo Isgro crossed and, trailing by four points, the visitors had England's defence stretched thin with the clock in the red.

From BBC

At the time, Blue Origin was trailing SpaceX, which by then had demonstrated an ability to land its rocket boosters—a key step toward making space travel more economically viable.

From The Wall Street Journal

England dismissed Australia for 132 in their first innings on Saturday, leaving the hosts trailing by 40 runs on day two of the opening Ashes Test in Perth.

From Barron's

Combined, Kentucky assembles more than a million vehicles a year, trailing only Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, according to AutoForecast Solutions, an automotive analytics company.

From The Wall Street Journal