nearing

Example Sentences

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With temperatures nearing triple digits under a record-setting heat wave, fans also spent hours waiting outside in hopes of catching a glimpse of the newlyweds or their celebrity guests.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Memory chips, the components that provide such devices with storage capacity, have faced global shortages over the past few months and are nearing a crisis point.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

A Venezuelan official posted a video of their arrival, with most looking tired but relieved that their journey was nearing an end.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Mohamed Refaat of the International Organization for Migration warned the city is nearing a total siege, with civilians "soon unable to leave or return".

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling