How to Use in hot pursuit in a Sentence
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The Ravens tight end emerged from the scrum in hot pursuit of the ball.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
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Cops said the driver fled the scene in his car, with the cops in hot pursuit.
—Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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She’s been bitten, bribed, and tripped by guests in hot pursuit of the bouquet.
—thehustle.co, 11 Feb. 2024
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Barno, meanwhile, caught his error and then got back on course in hot pursuit.
—Brom Hoban, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
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So far, no specific suitor has emerged in hot pursuit yet.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Suddenly, a pack of wild dogs flashes by in hot pursuit of an impala.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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In the dead of a moonless night, lost in a bayou, with slave trackers in hot pursuit, all hope seems lost.
—Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2022
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The bear was in hot pursuit of little courageous ChewB and was lunging low to get him.
—Dean Hensley, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
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Eros was her subject matter and mortality was in hot pursuit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021
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Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie Howe’s record in the spring of 1994.
—Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
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Another video shows the suspect running from the scene followed by people in hot pursuit.
—Mike Hayes, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021
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But old foe Sean Totsch, who was in hot pursuit of Ordonez, slid across the open goal mouth to block the shot.
—The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2023
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The sweet tension can ratchet even a notch or two higher when a team in arrears yanks its goalie for an extra skater in hot pursuit of a goal.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
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But the Marines are in hot pursuit, with escalating weirdness amid the open waters.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
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One video shows police in hot pursuit of the white box truck on JFK Boulevard.
—Dan Carson, Chron, 4 Apr. 2023
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As for the women’s team, the ladies are in hot pursuit of their eighth gold medal in a row at the 2024 Olympics.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
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The court in the past have identified exceptions for police in hot pursuit, but the pursued have always been felons.
—Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
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The three bucks, in hot pursuit of the doe, ran past Garrett at a dead sprint — all sporting racks that were well above average for the area.
—Hayden Sammak, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
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The suspect ran into the Chick-fil-A parking lot with the officers in hot pursuit.
—David Williams, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021
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Tupac was in hot pursuit, catching up quickly enough to land a few punches before the man jumped behind the reception desk.
—Staci Robinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
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The Cubs, who were in hot pursuit of Bregman last offseason, are also giving him a full no-trade clause.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
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To save his family, Matt has to kill a slew of bad guys in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the criminal gang in hot pursuit.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
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Adding to the conflict is a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit of the vessel.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Another two, in hot pursuit, die before Tyree manages to disable their off-road vehicle, then kill three of four perps.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 May 2023
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And with that same energy, my wife and I trodded further into the fair in hot pursuit of merriment and wonder.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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With both players having their future in doubt at the club, Bayern was in hot pursuit of Désiré Doué last summer.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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But on Thursday night, when the Ducks play host to San Jose, both teams will remain in hot pursuit of a playoff berth.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
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With a Detroit defender in hot pursuit, Lysell made a decent move to his backhand with a bouncing puck.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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David Kampf dug the puck out of a wall battle in the defensive zone and Hagel carried it up ice with Kubalik in hot pursuit.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2021
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