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'approaching' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'approaching' with 16 example sentences.


approaching adjective

: of the relatively near future

approaching noun

: the event of one object coming closer to another

: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

: the act of drawing spatially closer to something


  • A band of heavy rain is approaching eastern counties.
  • Our ship was approaching the harbor.
  • A messenger reports that the enemy is approaching.
  • A big typhoon is approaching.
  • An enemy ship is approaching.
  • The rich merchant felt the hour of his death approaching.
  • The plane was approaching London.
  • We're approaching the end of our journey.
  • She was approaching thirty when I first met her.
  • The air feels cold this morning; winter is approaching.
  • Our plane was dangerously approaching the Turkish Airlines airliner.
  • The dog kept me from approaching his house.
  • There's a car approaching.
  • We're approaching the rendezvous point.
  • The final exams are approaching.
  • The approaching exam, they knew, would be quite easy.
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