approached
Example Sentences
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews approached at the protest declined to speak to journalists, saying that doing so would violate Shabbat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Lala strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, as it approached the southern end of the Big Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
She and her mother had been approached by the Maysville-Mason County Industrial Development Authority, where its director, McHugh, was acquiring land on behalf of an unknown company planning an unspecified project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Staff at the Sugarloaf Equestrian Centre rushed to rescue horses as flames approached.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Irian approached the rock face and ran careful fingers along it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
