Sentence examples for figure approaches from inspiring English sources

Suddenly a figure approaches, one arm outstretched, his checkered red blanket gently flapping in the wind.

A small figure approaches: it is apparently the artist carrying his easel, his blue smock echoing the sky, which fades into fluffy white clouds on the horizon.

In the centre of the state, however, the precipitation figure approaches 160 inches (4,100 mm) or higher per year.

The Paterson administration initially said the budget included $5.3 billion worth of taxes and fees, but that figure approaches $7 billion when the elimination of School Tax Relief, or STAR, property tax rebates is factored in.

In parts of Sympathy for the Devil, Mick Jagger takes on a voice similar to that of The Master and the Margarita's devilish protagonist, mirroring the opening of the novel in which Satan, disguised as a mysterious, sophisticated figure, approaches two men in 1930s Russia, who are debating the existence of Jesus Christ.

The annual average precipitation is about 24 inches (610 mm), but in the mountains the figure approaches 31 to 47 inches (787 to 1,194 mm), dropping to about 18 inches (457 mm) in the central lowlands.

As they stood watching the burning cross, a hooded figure approached my dad, snarling: "Take your hat off before the flag!

Shortly thereafter, he said, Mr. Sharpton noticed "a blurry figure" approach him as police officers milled about, and the man thrust a knife into his chest.

For many retailers, however, it is life and death, as during December monthly retail sales nearly double to a figure approaching £39bn.

Men and women alike are mesmerised by the famous figure approaching them in double-denim and tinted glasses.

"I would consider 150 to be a very strong solvency ratio for an order of risk profile like ours," he said, and a figure approaching 200 put Admiral in a comfortable position.