trail (along) behind/after

phrase

: 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

The 50-year-old Woods is currently on the golf comeback trail after rupturing his Achilles just over a year ago and then undergoing his seventh back surgery late last year. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

Dallas is spending millions of dollars to address erosion along the trail after a 2024 report found 1,100 feet of shoreline along Garland Road is eroding and will fail without intervention. — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026

The old fuel was heavy in sulfur; once in the atmosphere, sulfate pollution attracted water droplets, causing visible cloud plumes to trail behind a ship chugging across the ocean. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026

Villa Park led for almost the entire game, going ahead 3-2 on Salem’s three-point play to never trail after that. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026