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).
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Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit Houston on Thursday to speak at the American Federation of Teachers, one of her first stops on the campaign trail after Biden and other top party leaders endorsed her.
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Nicole Cobler, Axios, 23 July 2024
Two Black women, Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers, approach the building with their hands clasped together as a larger group of 70 Black women trail behind them.
—Colony Little, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2024
The four now only trail behind Drake (13 No. 1’s), Jay-Z and Taylor Swift (14 No. 1’s), and The Beatles (19 No. 1’s).
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
Biden has been off the campaign trail after receiving a covid diagnosis earlier in the week, and the window is narrowing for the Democratic Party to consider a new nominee ahead of the party’s national convention.
—Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
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Nicole Cobler, Axios, 23 July 2024
Two Black women, Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers, approach the building with their hands clasped together as a larger group of 70 Black women trail behind them.
—Colony Little, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2024
The four now only trail behind Drake (13 No. 1’s), Jay-Z and Taylor Swift (14 No. 1’s), and The Beatles (19 No. 1’s).
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
Biden has been off the campaign trail after receiving a covid diagnosis earlier in the week, and the window is narrowing for the Democratic Party to consider a new nominee ahead of the party’s national convention.
—Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
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“Trail (along) behind/after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trail%20%28along%29%20behind%2Fafter. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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