How to Use hot pursuit in a Sentence

hot pursuit

noun
  • The Giants might have checked in, but were not in hot pursuit.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Redtro follows in hot pursuit as the rat-a-tat from the guns gets louder.
    — Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022
  • The cars whipped back onto the interstate with the deputy in hot pursuit.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 31 Oct. 2017
  • In the dead of a moonless night, lost in a bayou, with slave trackers in hot pursuit, all hope seems lost.
    — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2022
  • While Brown talked to her, a young rooster sped by with another in hot pursuit.
    — Karl Ove Knausgaard, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Now, the sixth-year pro is thrilled to join a team currently in hot pursuit of a postseason berth.
    — Herbie Teope, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Jey slipped outside of the ring to avoid the onslaught, but Oba remained in hot pursuit.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • But the Italians rallied, careening around the rink in hot pursuit of the home team.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 5 Feb. 2022
  • That didn’t stop studios and producers from engaging in a hot pursuit.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • But the Hurricanes and Oregon are in hot pursuit.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Another video shows the suspect running from the scene followed by people in hot pursuit.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 28 Aug. 2020
  • In past years, his hot pursuit of such a career-defining achievement had led to disappointment.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2018
  • In some cases, the human prints lie inside those of the sloths, indicating hot pursuit.
    — Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The sweet tension can ratchet even a notch or two higher when a team in arrears yanks its goalie for an extra skater in hot pursuit of a goal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
  • Georgia is also in hot pursuit, but the Cowboys have the close-to-home advantage.
    — Nathan Ruiz, ajc, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The court in the past have identified exceptions for police in hot pursuit, but the pursued have always been felons.
    — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The suspect ran into the Chick-fil-A parking lot with the officers in hot pursuit.
    — David Williams, CNN, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But even as actual Nazis give hot pursuit, her biggest problem in many respects is Capt.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022
  • But Little Rock is in danger—a horde of super-zombies is in hot pursuit of the couple—so the group sets off to find her.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Liverpool were in hot pursuit of the winger last season prior to their signing of Mohamed Salah.
    — SI.com, 12 June 2018
  • Clemson, Tennessee and FSU are in hot pursuit.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • David Kampf dug the puck out of a wall battle in the defensive zone and Hagel carried it up ice with Kubalik in hot pursuit.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2021
  • According to the studio, players will have to deal with shifting alliances and car chases that apparently draw hot pursuits.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • But before all that went down, Phoenix was in hot pursuit of Rozier before ending up with Ricky Rubio.
    — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Five teams will be in hot pursuit of the Grizzlies, including the Portland Trail Blazers.
    — oregonlive, 30 July 2020
  • When the doping cops were in hot pursuit of Armstrong in 2012, Armstrong went to great lengths to save his reputation.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Defensive end McKinley was in hot pursuit to catch Edmonds from behind but tripped over Delpit falling to the grass.
    — Josh Gunter and John Kuntz, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Grace manages to save Dani from the Rev-9's initial attack on a factory floor and escape, with the Rev-9 in hot pursuit.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Working quickly, Heathcock fires up the Pro Drive, lurches farther into the bull tongue, and leaps off the bow in hot pursuit of a straggler nutria.
    — Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Arsenal and Man Utd are also thought to be in hot pursuit of the Bundesliga star, who has scored twice in 12 league matches so far this season.
    — SI.com, 16 Jan. 2018

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