Sentence examples for years approaching from inspiring English sources

After a few years, approaching his late 20s and feeling burnt out, he realised corporate consultancy wasn't for him.

But as the second chart shows, inequality in America has soared over the last 30 years, approaching and even surpassing that in many poor countries.

It was well known, for example, that Mao and his wife, Jiang Qing, did not live together in the years approaching his death in 1976.

And what a difference a few more years – approaching the end of your twenties, rather than basking in the middle – can make.

Announced last week, Dell's $24.4 billion offer was heralded as one of the biggest private equity deals in years, approaching heights not seen since mega-buyouts like the $26 billion takeover of Hilton Hotels in the summer of 2007.

Dave Parnell, a firefighter for 33 years approaching the age of 60, who recently lost his wife with whom he had expected to spend a long and happy retirement, struggles to imagine what's next.

Mr. Dauman's compensation over the years approaches half a billion dollars.

Brooks, who wrote for the magazine for more than thirty years, approached business in an unusual way.

Then I watched how Tariku — who's been eating the stuff for 30 years — approached his half.

"Lots of film-makers over the years approached the Senna family," says Kapadia. "Oliver Stone, Michael Mann and I'm pretty sure Ridley Scott all approached, and were told no.

Of the 1,972 eligible older people (≥75 years) approached, 36.6% consented to participate (see Figure  2).