How to Use coattail in a Sentence

coattail

noun

• Bassi pulled back, and the jerk grabbed his coattails and pulled him off the pedestal.
  — Tommy Rowan, Philly.com, 10 Oct. 2017
• The way a little child would be on the coattails of their parents.
  — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 2 June 2017
• The bride wore a white lace princess gown and a diamond tiara while the groom wore coattails.
  — Emma Stefansky, Vanities, 25 June 2017
• But in the end, Trump’s coattails weren’t long enough to carry Rispone across the finish line.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2019
• Rinks thrived with the disco boom, birthing Roller Disco, and rode the coattails of hip-hop’s rise.
  — Amanda Alcántara, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2023
• And clinging to the coattails of all that hard seltzer are even more up-and-coming hard drinks that hope to join the club.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 4 Mar. 2020
• One time, Just wrote, Hogan rode the coattails of a convention in Boise.
  — Katherine Jones, idahostatesman, 1 June 2018
• Be wary of those who may try to ride on your coattails without doing their fair share of the work.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
• Trump, like Nixon in ’72, might not have sizeable coattails.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 May 2024
• There had been an open date after the Indy 500, and Texas rode its coattails as the race after.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 12 June 2018
• From there, the Bruins content to ride the coattails of one magical player and coast to a 7-3 win in Game 2 of the first round.
  — Tim Hackett, SI.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• Bolze, whose team at Power had stretched so far in hopes of riding his coattails, was out.
  — Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
• Washington rode the coattails of Ladell Betts with the tailback rushing for 119 yards.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2017
• The stock market remains the simplest way to build wealth over the long term by riding the coattails of the biggest and best companies in the world.
  — Ben Carlson, Fortune, 13 July 2023
• On top, Nico wore a velvet vest with long, slender coattails and rainbows stitched to the insides.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Kanye wore a black tux with coattails and Kim donned a blue strapless Lanvin gown with a black waistband and thigh-high slit.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2023
• Picking the Mighty Ducks name in Anaheim to ride the marketing coattails of a Disney movie was easy.
  — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, 12 Aug. 2018
• Cameron literally rides on the coattails of French wine sales.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020
• Last year's cuts came on the coattails of the US-China trade war, which weighed on investor and business sentiment.
  — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 28 Feb. 2020
• Harry entered the cavernous church in a black custom Dior three-piece suit with coattails.
  — Brian Melley, ajc, 6 May 2023
• Democrats are already tying Cornyn to the president in the hopes that Trump will be more of an albatross than coattail.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2020
• Waller-Bridge came into this Emmys with long coattails.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2019
• When students came out in droves to vote for the hope and change offered by Obama, Perriello rode his coattails.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 13 June 2017
• Sessa will have to hope his film’s hold over voters is strong enough to earn him some coattail attention.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• Joseph, more than twice my new age and a total gentleman, wore long coattails under a short blazer.
  — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
• If Donald Trump loses, what does that say about his coattails and influence?
  — John Sharp, AL.com, 27 Aug. 2017
• Reading the book frequently feels like visiting a new city on the coattails of a local, learning its tastes and smells and rhythms from an expert.
  — Marian Bull, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
• There are certainly worse coattails to ride than a great rivalry’s.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• But hanging on the coattails of the new are often people who see it as an opportunity to add a veneer of excitement and opportunity to what is just a scheme.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
• Meanwhile, Larry is still riding on the coattails of his accidental heroism in Atlanta.
  — Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024