approaching
Example Sentences
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Honor, approaching middle age, is far from exhausted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
That number will be approaching 100% in three years.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Following the coronavirus pandemic, Jenson had struggled with anxiety and depression, and eventually started being home schooled, when he was in Year 8 and approaching his teens.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
As was common during the medieval period, the king was warned that the comet signaled approaching catastrophe.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
She was doing her fast walking again, approaching a small, redbrick ticket window to inquire about a carriage to the hotel.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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