trail (along) behind/after

idiom

: to walk or move slowly as one follows behind (someone or something)
She marched down the street with her children trailing (along) behind/after (her).

Examples of trail (along) behind/after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Or is the strategy to, on the contrary, open it up as widely as possible, so that progress is as fast as possible, so that the bad guys always trail behind? TIME, 13 Feb. 2024 The rest of the candidates trail behind Trump and Haley, with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at 12%, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy at 8%, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 5% and former Arksansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at less than 1%. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 The atmospheric gas outflows are possibly shaped by stellar winds from Au Mic, which don’t allow all of the escaped gas to trail behind Au Mic b. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023 Tucker also hoped Jordan would help the Spartans make inroads on the recruiting trail after he became known for tutoring NFL stars Von Miller, Jadeveon Clowney and T.J. Watt, among others. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023 Walkers can embark on the trail behind Sutten’s cafe, stop at the River District east of downtown between two forks of the Thornton River and continue to Pen Druid Fermentation. Madison Rudolf, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 Meet the Press Former Vice President Mike Pence had an unusually quiet week on the campaign trail after recent reporting of money troubles. Josh Feldman, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023 His dogs trail after him, diving headfirst into the field before reappearing on the other side, having lost the scent of a rabbit. Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023 Former Vice President Mike Pence is having an unusually quiet week on the trail after filing a finance report showing his campaign facing money troubles. Sarah Dean, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'trail (along) behind/after.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near trail (along) behind/after

trail

trail (along) behind/after

trail angle

Cite this Entry

“Trail (along) behind/after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trail%20%28along%29%20behind%2Fafter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!