Neared in A Sentence

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    A cool breeze swept over the river, and Lana shivered until they neared one of the spits, the one with the least amount of people there.

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    A sense of familiarity hit her as they neared a clump of rocks.

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    A stone cottage up the road was the only sign of inhabitation, and a herd of sheep raised their heads as he neared.

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    A waitress neared them but beat a quick retreat when she heard their strained tones.

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    After him came other navigators, French, Spanish, Russian and American; and, as the 8th century neared its end, came sealers, whalers and trading-schooners in quest of flax and timber.

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    As Dean and his stepfather neared the bridge, they looked up to see a uniformed City of Ouray police man pointing at him.

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    As Dean and his young passenger neared Bird Song, Edith Shipton drove up the street, parked, and entered the inn ahead of them.

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    As Dean neared the structure, a figure emerged from the building.

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    As Eisenhower's presidency neared an end, he spoke of war again, but less in terms of economic costs.

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    As he neared the main house, she slowed.

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    As he neared the softball stands and was about to return to his Jeep when a hand touched his arm.

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    As I neared the clump of lemon grass, I saw two huge vipers, probably 8ft each, lying in the sun.

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    As Lincoln's first presidential term of four years neared its end, the Democratic party gathered itself for a supreme effort to regain the ascendancy lost in 1860.

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    As she neared the back door, she heard the telephone ringing.

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    As she neared the corner to the hallway that led to their room, Dulce's angry voice accosted her ears.

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    As she neared the door, she heard the sounds of scuffling.

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    As the day of their flight neared, Carmen tried to stay busy with packing and taking care of Destiny.

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    As the orifice is neared the slit becomes H-shaped.

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    As they neared a pentagon-shaped building, Brady took in the clumsy metal door that didn't quite fit the frame.

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    As they neared Barrosa, Victor attacked them, the Allies numbering in the battle about 13,000 with 24 guns, 4000 being British; the French 9000, actually engaged, with 14 guns; but with 5000 more a few miles off and others in the French lines.

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    As they neared Fairhaven, Jackson asked, Will you stay for dinner?

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    As they neared her car Jackson asked, "When can I see you again?"

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    As they neared the airport, she became pensive.

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    As they neared the car, he held the keys up to her.

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    As they neared the first turn, something glinted in the beam of Dean's flashlight.

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    As they neared the ranch, the landscape was gorgeous, with rolling hills and scattered trees.

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    At Oxford Gladstone read steadily, but not laboriously, till he neared his final schools.

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    Before long they neared the Black Pit, where a busy swarm of Mangaboos, headed by their Princess, was engaged in piling up glass rocks before the entrance.

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    By the time he neared the woman, she'd crossed the intersection where the water fight would be held later, and was passing the bank in the heart of town.

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    Curious, A'Ran neared, hanging back as his other two sisters approached.

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    Dean called as he neared the boy and old man.

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    Deidre twisted the top of the vial open and neared the girl.

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    Each type of visitation ended with the man offering her a ride home, but the woman vanished into thin air whenever they neared the gates of the cemetery.

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    Gabe's step slowed as he neared the man dressed in a white shirt held closed by two buttons and cream linen pants rolled to his knees, as if he'd been walking in the ocean.

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    Giddon met her as she neared the house, eyeing her suspiciously.

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    He followed Hilden silently through the hold to the dungeon, drawing his sword as they neared the door.

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    He heard the distant movement as attackers neared, the adjustment of the men's emplacement, even the loading of arrows and stretching of bows.

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    He neared it with a small frown.

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    He neared the closet, and she pushed herself back into the clothing.

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    He neared the intersection where the road branched to her house and his.

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    He neared, assessing her with a level of interest that made her uncomfortable.

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    He slowed as he neared the tavern, taking in the amount of armed men gathered outside at such an early time.

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    Her pupils dilated as he neared, her breath quickening.

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    Her step slowed as she neared a booth with an assortment of kitchen décor.

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    I passed Skinny Nelly who looked the other way as I neared her.

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    It was as she neared a dead end that she saw the single door with two access pads, the only door with additional security in the wing.

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    Just as he neared the intersection, Dean recognized Corday and Fitzgerald driving toward Ouray.

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    Katie snagged the perfume off the table as the two brothers neared and eased off the chair, placing it between her and them.

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    Lana neared, forcing her gaze away from the three bodies as she waited.

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    Many pediatricians will not release a premature baby from the hospital until they have neared or reached their original birth due date.

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    Rissa held her ground until he neared enough to touch her.

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    Several fighter ships lifted off from the valley as they neared another of the buildings beside the meeting hall.

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    She crossed her arms as she neared.

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    She neared him as she spoke until she was toe-to-toe with the massive man and glaring up at him.

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    She neared him as she spoke, pausing close enough that she had to crane her head back to meet his gaze.

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    She neared him, frazzled as much with the cat as she was with him showing up with a stain, when she wanted to go home.

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    She neared him, sensing a flood of raw emotion she didn't understand.

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    She neared the door to the balcony and paused, eyes going over Xander's body.

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    She neared the edge and started to panic again.

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    She recognized Damian and Darian as they neared and crept closer to Jule at the sight of the strange man with red glowing eyes.

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    She sloshed down the trail, scanning the woods ahead as she neared.

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    She snatched it and swept past him, popping it open as she neared a wall covered in a titanium glass screen.

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    She watched as the creature neared in the shadowy darkness.

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    The child slowed as he neared the jaguar and turned, finally paying attention.

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    The desert character of the country increases as the river is neared, but along either bank of the Nile is a narrow strip of cultivable land.

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    The glow of fire made him squint as they neared the field.

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    The monuments of the great Buddhist monarchs, Asoka and Kanishka, confronted him from the time he neared the Punjab frontier; but so also did the temples of Siva and his " dread " queen Bhima.

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    The path neared a ravine then ran along it.

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    The power swirling in the air around her grew as she neared Damian's door, and she was reminded of the tension in the air before a thunderstorm.

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    The shadow of the approaching depression had already fallen upon the land before the year 1875 had run its course, and the outlook became ominous as the decade of the 'seventies neared its close.

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    The soothing sound of water running over stones greeted them as they neared the creek.

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    The tracks of the vehicle that preceded him were clear in the dust of the turnoff, and he knew he'd guessed correctly as he neared the now-familiar meadow below the mine.

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    Toni snatched Sofi's arm before she could reach him, then grabbed her as she neared.

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    When dawn neared, Jackson said, I think I'll take her upstairs.

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    When they neared the bed, Elisabeth squinted.