Sentence examples for and advancing on from inspiring English sources

He was parrying and advancing on a left knee that needed surgery and was rattled by the enormous crowd in the Georgia World Congress Center.

The rest of the German line swept through the second rank of French defenses, capturing Beaumont, the Bois des Fosses, and the Bois des Caurières and advancing on the key fort at Douaumont.

But at the Republican presidential contender's Palm Beach estate and the other properties that bear his name in south Florida, the water is already creeping up bridges and advancing on access roads, lawns and beaches because of sea-level rise, according to a risk analysis prepared for the Guardian.

Randolph said that he was "not totally comfortable" with Brian Schneider's lack of speed in the No. 8 spot and that the selective Castillo could create more run-scoring opportunities by taking a walk, stealing a base and advancing on a bunt.

We are now zombies; and not minors and invalids in a protected corner, not cowards fleeing before a revolution or the oncoming rush of a limping crowd, but guides, redeemers and benefactors, all of us dead, or possibly undead, some wearing sports uniforms for visual variety, occasionally breaking into dance numbers, and obeying the Almighty effort, and advancing on Chaos and the Dark.

"When we heard the initial gunfire, followed by an explosion from a grenade, I looked out onto the staircase and saw people dressed in police uniforms shooting and advancing on some tourists in my group, who had just entered the museum with me.

He smacked a single up the middle to score Gardner, who reached on a single and advanced on right fielder Marlon Byrd's bobble to start the inning.

Meanwhile, infantry began clearing the heavily fortified houses along the shore and advanced on targets further inland.

Karen rotated like a Dalek and advanced on Tracy.

Mexico tied Costa Rica, 1-1, on Thursday night and advanced on penalty kicks.

In Rome, Porto played a scoreless tie against Lazio and advanced on an aggregate of 4-1.