give chase

phrase

: to set off in pursuit

Examples of give chase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The 19-year-old from Jacksonville is accustomed to giving chase. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Instead of backing up when the bison turns toward them, one of the kids runs closer, past the animal, which briefly gives chase. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Connelly had given chase to Antetokounmpo before last season and at the trade deadline, but the Wolves never got close on a deal there either, sources said. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 July 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