in hot pursuit
idiom
: chasing and close to catching someone
The police are in hot pursuit of the escaped convicts.
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Adding to the conflict is a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit of the vessel.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Brown is above all an action writer, and his hero, Robert Langdon, is continually in hot pursuit of whoever is hotly pursuing him, whether in Florence, Rome, Barcelona or some other popular tourist destination.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is in hot pursuit of its second Leagues Cup crown as the MLS giant welcomes Tigres UANL to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
There could be several contending suitors in hot pursuit of each of the four.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Brown is above all an action writer, and his hero, Robert Langdon, is continually in hot pursuit of whoever is hotly pursuing him, whether in Florence, Rome, Barcelona or some other popular tourist destination.
—Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami is in hot pursuit of its second Leagues Cup crown as the MLS giant welcomes Tigres UANL to Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
There could be several contending suitors in hot pursuit of each of the four.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in hot pursuit
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“In hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20hot%20pursuit. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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