come near
Example Sentences
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A biographer of Celan must decide how to come near poems that seem to resist approach, and a life that has been embalmed by its own legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Or else the ravens would suspect that something was off and wouldn't come near it," says Loretto, now at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Under these conditions, we expect real GDP growth in 2026 to come near the low end of our projected range of 1.75%-2.25%, but the risk is skewed to the downside.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
"People don't want to come near death and dying... people are never quite ready to think about it," she said.
From BBC • May 5, 2024
Surely Teluman won’t want to come near me when my skin is the color of whey and I’m sweating buckets.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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