APPROACHING in a Sentence
Learn APPROACHING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
380 example sentences for APPROACHING, such as:
1. In the far distance I saw a ride approaching.
2. The golden week of National Day is approaching.
3. Community unrest is rapidly approaching the flashpoint.
4. The staircase creaked under rapidly approaching footsteps.
5. Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
2. The golden week of National Day is approaching.
3. Community unrest is rapidly approaching the flashpoint.
4. The staircase creaked under rapidly approaching footsteps.
5. Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
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Meanings and Examples of APPROACHING
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approaching
n. the event of one object coming closer to another
n. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Whilst Chichikov was thus conversing and partaking of the sucking pig until only a fragment of it seemed likely to remain, the sound of an approaching vehicle made itself heard.
2 Chichikov also glanced out of the window, and saw approaching the verandah a brisk, swarthy-complexioned man of about forty, a man clad in a rough cloth jacket and a velveteen cap.
3 Nikolai Petrovitch began looking at it, but his ear had already caught the sound of approaching wheels.
4 Bazarov was in fact approaching through the garden, stepping over the flower-beds.
5 The staircase creaked under rapidly approaching footsteps.
6 She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man's discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
7 But, don't be uneasy, he added, noticing that the count was beginning to breathe heavily and quickly which was always a sign of approaching anger.
8 After a few more turns of the lathe he removed his foot from the pedal, wiped his chisel, dropped it into a leather pouch attached to the lathe, and, approaching the table, summoned his daughter.
9 Everyone got up and began watching the movements of our troops below, as plainly visible as if but a stone's throw away, and the movements of the approaching enemy farther off.
10 Looking down at the waters of the Enns under the bridge, Nesvitski suddenly heard a sound new to him, of something swiftly approaching.
11 By this time they were all approaching Tushin's battery, and a ball struck the ground in front of them.
12 The staff officer joined in the colonel's appeals, but Bagration did not reply; he only gave an order to cease firing and re-form, so as to give room for the two approaching battalions.
13 Of these plans he had not merely one or two in his head but dozens, some only beginning to form themselves, some approaching achievement, and some in course of disintegration.
14 From the direction of Olmutz in front of them, a group was seen approaching.
15 He felt it not only from the sound of the hoofs of the approaching cavalcade, but because as he drew near everything grew brighter, more joyful, more significant, and more festive around him.
Example Sentence: (170 in 12 pages)
1 The male menopause is said to affect men who are approaching middle age.
2 Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.
3 Community unrest is rapidly approaching the flashpoint.
4 Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates.
5 In the far distance I saw a ride approaching.
6 The time is fast approaching when we shall have to make a decision.
7 Her finger tightened on the trigger as she heard footsteps approaching.
8 The golden week of National Day is approaching.
9 The time is approaching when we must think about buying a new house.
10 Making someone happy is perhaps the humblest way of approaching happiness.
11 There is no other player even remotely approaching her calibre.
12 The time is fast approaching when we will have to replace these old machines.
13 The professor suggested diverse ways of approaching the assignment and recommended that we choose one of them.
14 Her supporters in Seattle have already been approaching local businesses to enquire about possible work openings for her.
15 When she sees the light of a candle, the only light for the palaces of kings in her day, gleam from the window of her home, which she is approaching.