Examples of “trailing” in a Sentence

adj Following behind, especially something attached and pulled along.

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• Having reversed at Eastbourne, I am in the trailing car, which leaps and fishtails around so much on our way to Bexhill that I have trouble writing coherent notes. — Paul Bigland, From rural branches to high-speed arteries (2022)
• The bride's trailing veil swept along the aisle.
• The trailing ivy hung down from the shelf and brushed the floor.
• A trailing rope dragged behind the boat as it drifted slowly across the lake.

adj Losing or behind in a competition or ranking.

• The trailing candidate conceded the election.