Sentence examples for had neared from inspiring English sources

After he retired, Mr. Leonov revealed how many times the mission had neared disaster.

Several months later, the Kurds had neared Aleppo and new pockets of the Turkish border.

Mr. Graham had neared an execution in 1993 but was granted a reprieve by Gov. Anne Richards, a Democrat.

Sprint had neared its own deal for MetroPCS this year, only to walk away after its board vetoed those plans at the 11th hour.

We had neared the stadium, and just around the side was a lit-up one-room snack bar, a place I had never seen before.

The yen, which had neared an eight-year low on Monday at 146.15 yen to the dollar, recovered to end the week at 136.10.

As the Rochester ballot has neared, so has David Cameron's anti-EU rhetoric amplified.

One rights group estimated the death toll has neared 450.

The incident had near-mythical repercussions.

The bill had near-universal support.

So they've had near-death experiences.