How to Use tag along in a Sentence

tag along

verb
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  • Ryan Gosling’s Ken, of course, tags along for the ride.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 26 May 2023
  • Share your thoughts, and the right people will tag along.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The evening doubled as a date night for the King, 63, and Queen, 50, as their four teenagers didn’t tag along!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • Archie and Lili may even tag along to the 2025 Invictus Games.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Hoping to impress his true love, Ken tags along for the ride.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • Ok, the show’s sold out, so find a friend who’s got tickets already and tag along.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The kid who was eight years younger than some of his competitors did more than just tag along.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And in the beginning, his son, Axel, would tag along as well.
    — Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
  • So Witt grew up tagging along to his big-league brother-in-law’s games.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
  • Joe, a middling drummer at best, just tagged along for fun.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Her 2-year-old daughter and 2-month-old son also tagged along.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2024
  • In a two-month span, Davis went on fifteen plane trips, tagging along as his dad went from team to team.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Their friends may see life coaches picking up clients for a meeting and want to tag along.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
  • If possible, tag along with someone who’s been to the race before and can act as your guide.
    — Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • Lucy and Kit try to talk Mimi out of her plan, only to end up deciding to tag along.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Rates were up sharply for both types of animals tagging along on road trips too.
    — Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • However, with no time to return the goofballs back to the herd, the bumbling buffoons tag along.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
  • This past summer, Kristin invited me to tag along on one of her visits to see Kip.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Kate and William’s youngest child Prince Louis, 5, didn’t tag along, as the party was probably past his bedtime!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Skylar and Gunnar would tag along to their sister’s practices and get on the ice at an early age.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Porter’s 85-year-old grandmother Elva Mae Porter asked to tag along.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Both of her parents tagged along for the special trip, along with Joanna’s two sisters Mikey and Teresa.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • Two short hours for his parents to drive to see every home game, for his grandparents, aunts and uncles to tag along.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Lower humidity tags along for the ride as well, making for quite a nice one.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • Those with the means covet the chance to tag along on the trip, which in previous iterations has sold out quickly.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 June 2023
  • Corey had taken flying lessons and let Hunter tag along, but never got his license.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
  • The rapper’s son has tagged along with her, including sitting with her while she got glammed up in August 2022.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Prince Louis didn't tag along for either outing, likely because of his age.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Other photos included the siblings' parents, Craig and Leonie, who tagged along for the fun.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Nasser’s brother just seems to be happy to tag along with his brother, who has his sights set on Sweden.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 July 2024

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