give chase

phrase

: to set off in pursuit

Examples of give chase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With federal agents giving chase, one of the runaways and an ICE vehicle collided on the median between the Liberty Expressway and an exit ramp, reports say. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The defendant attempted to flee the scene, but the victim and his friends gave chase, eventually flagging down a police officer who caught Amin and placed him under arrest, prosecutors said. — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Kayshon Boutte caught a deep crosser with room to run, with Kelee Ringo giving chase. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Some time later, Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputies spotted the vehicle heading back to the city on Highway 1 and gave chase, turning the pursuit over to Santa Cruz police once the suspects entered city limits. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for give chase

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace