- present participle of approach.
approaching
Example Sentences
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The point is that you don’t know, and if you’re in retirement or approaching it, you can’t afford to find out with money you’ll need to live on.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The devices produce sounds audible only to porpoises and dolphins, which can deter them from approaching fishing nets.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I think that we’re approaching the peak” in year-over-year inflation, said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Inventories at Cushing, Okla., the delivery hub for U.S. crude futures, are approaching levels at which storage and pipeline operations can become more difficult.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
One theater patron, still hoping to witness General Grant’s arrival, looked up from his first-floor seat and saw a man approaching the box.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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