tag along

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Recent Examples of tag along In early 2022, Belger got the assignment from Smithsonian to tag along with researchers doing remarkable work at Tse Yaa Kin, a sacred Native site within Canyon de Chelly National Monument, on the part of the Navajo Nation overlapping with Arizona. Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025 Haley texts the group and says her boyfriend Justin will be tagging along for dinner, since he’s had such a rough day. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025 His girlfriend, Helen Hayes, is a Giants fan who loves baseball enough to tag along. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025 And if the English Football League was allowed to tag along, the Premier League would pay its share, too. Matt Slater, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tag along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
Verb
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Shelton’s face was blocked in the snap by his green baseball cap, but he was tagged.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Evan Phillips then finished off that inning, before Tanner Scott got his eighth save of the season in the ninth — the game ending when Rangers baserunner Wyatt Langford was tagged out by second baseman Miguel Rojas after popping off the bag on a bang-bang play while trying to steal a base.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This season, however, started with one win from eight games and FC were languishing in the bottom four until Mark Beesley, formerly of Warrington Town, was appointed as manager and has guided them to safety.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, build structures that invite real debate, define guiding principles that hold the team together and recommit regularly to the messy, human work of listening and aligning.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Self Offense explores the fundamental dynamics of space and time in interactions, bringing it into conscious awareness to be used as a tool.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Emergence Of Shadow AI In this fast-moving environment, organizations face an unintended consequence: shadow AI.
    Art Gilliland, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ready For a Challenge A figure designated as Fate here shadows Carmen, sweeping the floor with a ruffled train and sporting a skull mask, the golden horns of a bull at the end of his arms.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • A number of unique projects, currently numbering 20 to 25 worldwide, are among the first to pilot the WELL for Residential certification.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • After a decade-long run as one of the most layered and tragic characters ever to pilot spaceships in a certain distant galaxy, Diego Luna is finally ready to say goodbye to Cassian Andor.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In 2006, Steve Irwin died following an injury from a stingray incurred during the filming of an underwater documentary.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The conservationist and son of the late Steve Irwin is following behind his big sister Bindi, 26, who competed on season 21 of the show with Hough as her partner and won back in 2015.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But those launches are usually accompanied by airspace and maritime warning notices to ensure pilots and sailors steer clear of the test.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has steered the White House toward a rapprochement with the Kremlin, monitored with apprehension by most of the U.S.' allies and many domestic lawmakers.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

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