striking distance
Example Sentences
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Recent polls have placed Pratt and Raman within striking distance of Bass, who had enjoyed a substantial lead for much of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Heather Knight fell for 18 - caught at backward point reverse sweeping Melie Kerr - but Maia Bouchier's unbeaten 19 put them within striking distance.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The latest independent polling shows Bass leading four challengers, with Pratt and Nithya Raman, a city council member, within striking distance of each other for second place.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The stock has climbed 23% this year and 135% over the last 12 months, bringing it within striking distance of overtaking Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
But as the two boys watched from their covert looking post, the thing that held their fascination the longest was the fact that they had advanced to within striking distance of a police car.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
