trailing

Example Sentences

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After trailing 4-3 at the halfway stage of the final, Britain edged ahead with a two in the sixth end.

From Barron's

England lacked energy and dynamism in the early exchanges against Scotland, trailing 17-0 after 15 minutes.

From BBC

She had topped both her heat and semi-final and looked on course for gold in the final but, after the second transition, was trailing behind Fatton and could not catch up on the downhill segment.

From BBC

According to Kelley, the requirement for a trailing price/sales ratio below 1.5 is ”pretty restrictive,” and if applied to the S&P 500 would remove about two-thirds of the stocks.

From MarketWatch

This was also the first time in Premier League history that a side starting the day bottom of the table avoided defeat to the leaders, despite trailing by two or more goals.

From BBC