Example Sentences

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Temperatures in Greece have been approaching 40C for several days and coastal towns near the capital Athens last week erupted in flames that destroyed homes - forcing people to evacuate.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Although they are too shy to say how much profit their worldwide income translates into, figures from countries where they are required to disclose it suggest PwC’s would have been approaching $10bn.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2018

DeAngelo would have been approaching 40 years old at the time and is shorter than Sanchez.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2018

As anxious as activists may be to learn new ideas on how to counter a regime, they are reluctant to believe that they have been approaching the job the wrong way.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2012

"That is what I have been approaching for seven minutes."

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau