Sentence examples for edged nearer from inspiring English sources

O'Gara positioned himself for the drop goal, once, twice and waited while the forwards edged nearer.

Watford's remarkable return to the Premier League could be poised to take another surprising turn after a sensational January transfer swoop for Roma's Juan Manuel Iturbe edged nearer.

Cardiff City ended a run of three games without a win to open a seven-point lead at the top as Sheffield Wednesday edged nearer the relegation zone.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 all closed up by more than 1% on Wednesday as the deal edged nearer.

By hard-won degrees, we have edged nearer to fully realizing the idealistic principles on which our democracy was founded.

When I said they could quietly go closer, as a group, they went on tip-toe, expressing a respectful wish not to disturb Hamilton even as they edged nearer.

Almost immediately, Federica Famea edged near.

Investigations and scandals have edged near but not quite entered the mayor's office.

But once they edged near, the gators slipped underwater, only to resurface several minutes later elsewhere on the river.

Mr. Cruet edged near to ask: "Would you like something to eat? Something to drink?" The passenger smiled but continued on.

Perhaps it allows her to edge nearer to the therapist's disembodied voice.