How to Use pursuit in a Sentence

pursuit

noun
  • The hounds were running in the woods in pursuit of a fox.
  • She enjoys reading, knitting, and other quiet pursuits.
  • Were a bunch of weirdos that do weird pursuits.
    — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • How bold must a team be in pursuit of goals?
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The video of the pursuit was shown in the courtroom.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Her email did not say what prompted the pursuit.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • After a brief pursuit, the teen ran away.
    — Ash-Har Quraishi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • His pursuit and contain speed is high-end.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Its seizure follows a more than two-week long pursuit.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Bowe also won a medal that year, a bronze in the team pursuit.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • No deputies were injured in the pursuit.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • These days, the field has widened to just about any pursuit on the water.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
  • Call it the great pumpkin pursuit.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Sanchez Toledo ran, with the two deputies in pursuit.
    — Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • Then on to Paris in pursuit of the medal that eluded him last year.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2022
  • This scholarship is seen as a first step in this pursuit.
    — Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the pursuit reached speeds up to 70 mph.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The contrast between the two pursuits gave the video its charm.
    — Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The pursuit of a championship is all there is.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • What’s your journey been this year in the pursuit towards it?
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Their spokesperson added that the pursuit lasted for more than two hours.
    — Town & Country, 18 May 2023
  • Through her work, travel becomes more than a pursuit of leisure.
    — Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • What does this trade mean for the Celtics and their pursuit of the East?
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a long way to go, and injuries or a slump could derail the pursuit.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • In the pursuit of progress, asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.
    — Bydr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • The pursuit ended when they were boxed in at a dead-end, the police said.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Yet the pursuit of a true cure continues.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • During the pursuit, the man's shoes appear to fly off.
    — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His constant pursuit of ways to get better.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • But math was more than an academic pursuit.
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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