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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Find it on AmazonFind it on Walmart This Luxury Arabian Perfume to Say It With a Scent Get in a glamorous mood and leave a trail behind with a mesmerising scent. —

Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 And critics of the industry say that’s why capacity growth continues to trail behind demand growth. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024 Ramaswamy was also a vocal Trump supporter on the campaign trail after dropping his own bid for the White House to endorse the former president. —

Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 For context, Toney leads the way from a Brentford perspective, with a current ability rating of 150, while Mbeumo (144), Wissa (137), Mikkel Damsgaard (136), Keane Lewis-Potter (132) and Igor Thiago (126) trail behind. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman and Elias Burke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trail (along) behind/after

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