Sentence examples for quietly approaching from inspiring English sources

But the bomber appeared to mill among a large number of pedestrians before quietly approaching the parked convoy.

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. had tales of foreclosed churches, of parks with locked gates, of embarrassed professionals quietly approaching him for help during his gym workout.

But the shadow of history continues to recede here and Germany is, for better or worse, quietly approaching a normal relationship with its armed forces.

A hearing on that motion was set for Feb. 9. Four people involved in New York real estate and banking said in recent weeks that Mr. Wilpon over the last year had already been quietly approaching a small number of potential investors, without success.

Though many shareholder activists prefer to work out of the limelight — hedge fund managers like Ralph V. Whitworth and Nelson Peltz are known for quietly approaching their targets' boards — some are unafraid of going public in pushing for board seats or big shifts in corporate strategy aimed at raising returns.

Sotheby's main shareholder and former chairman, A. Alfred Taubman, has made a public declaration of his intent to sell his controlling interest in the company, while François Pinault, the French investor who bought Christie's in 1998, has been quietly approaching investors to try to unload what has become a highly expensive asset.

He quietly approached G.M. with an offer.

But as one door closes, another has been quietly approached.

Outside the rink, a man quietly approached the officer guarding the money bag.

According to Mr. Levy, several agencies, but most insistently the Red Cross, quietly approached him last Friday.

The Angel quietly approaches as Prior Walter, who is suffering from AIDS, writhes on the stage floor.