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The phrase "approaches from behind" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone or something is coming closer or getting nearer from a position at the back.
Example: "As I walked through the dark alley, I felt a presence that approaches from behind, making me turn around in alarm."
Alternatives: "comes up from behind" or "advances from the rear".
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The killer approaches from behind.
An Army counselor taught her that a soldier back from war can wake up swinging, so she approaches from behind.
Except, possibly, for my own reflection staring back at me, fish-mouthed in terror, as a masked axe killer slowly approaches from behind.
As the speaker delivers his peroration, a middle-aged woman approaches from behind, pulling her cart, passing him, and carrying on by.
After them comes Anne Boleyn, kneeling and blindfolded, as the executioner approaches from behind with his sword: "There is a groan, one single sound from the whole crowd.
The front-page illustration shows Trump relaxing on a beach as a big blue wave approaches from behind.
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Approaching from behind is more playful.
Forensics indicate that Trayvon was initially approached from behind.
If she hears someone approaching from behind, she turns and meets that person's gaze.
An officer approached from behind, warning him in a low voice to flee.
An S.U.V. approached from behind, and Shanahan scurried to the curb.
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