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Example sentences for "advancing"

Lexicographically close words:
advanced; advancement; advancements; advances; advanceth; advantage; advantaged; advantageous; advantageously; advantages
  1. Where this juvenility is real, and not the illusion of the spectator's own advancing years, it is largely to be explained by the order of students new since 1868.

  2. Zapote, pointing to a group of horsemen who at that moment were seen advancing along the shore as the escort to a litera which appeared in their midst.

  3. The advice was to the liking of the Captain; and they accordingly commenced advancing along the road that would conduct them past the hacienda.

  4. He had scarce time for a single reflection, when his attention was drawn to a rustling among the leaves at a short distance off; and, looking diagonally downward, he perceived two men on foot advancing towards the cedrela.

  5. The advancing horseman had his eyes fixed upon the field of battle; and, although he did not appear to be aware of the approach of Don Cornelio, the latter had no other belief than that he himself was the object of the blasphemous menaces.

  6. Don Rafael, interrogatively, at the same time advancing towards the arriero and offering him his hand.

  7. The day had not yet dawned, when two men were seen advancing from the direction of the insurgent camp toward the bridge of Los Hornos.

  8. At length the Spaniard was about to take his departure, when Costal, advancing towards him, laid his hand firmly on his shoulder.

  9. On saying these words, the Indian took up a large stone, and advancing to the boulder of obsidian, struck the stone against one of its angles with all his might.

  10. Just about the moment when Pepe Lobos and his comrades had made their dispositions for advancing into the thicket, Don Rafael awoke from his prolonged slumber.

  11. Zapote and Gaspar, saluting the others, walked away--going at a moderate pace so long as they were in sight of the insurgents; but as soon as they were behind the bushes advancing with all the speed in their power.

  12. After having coolly arranged his plan of attack, Trujano impetuously launched himself upon the camp of Regules, at the same instant that Galeana was advancing upon that of Caldelas.

  13. Gaspar, advancing alone, while Zapote, notwithstanding the obscurity of the night, instinctively placed himself behind the trunk of a tree.

  14. These calling to one another, appeared to be directing a movement among themselves, as if advancing towards him in an extended deployment.

  15. If all promotions in the shop are brought before this committee for approval, it will do away with the charge of favoritism of foremen in advancing relatives or personal friends without regard to their qualifications.

  16. We do not wish to be understood as advancing this idea of cooeperation for the benefit only of executive officers and heads of departments.

  17. Advancing the next step we find the executive officers in charge of the several divisions of the work, corresponding very closely to those shown in Fig.

  18. Advancing to the larger retail business of the department store, whether the general store of the small town or the big store of the city, we find a different problem.

  19. Another reason for the increasing popularity of metal files is the scarcity of suitable timber and its advancing cost.

  20. But there was no time to speculate upon causes; the reptiles were still advancing in menace, and steps needed taking to repel them.

  21. They knew that the likeliest way to stem the advancing torrent was to present front to it on horseback; and there might be time, as the foremost of the buffaloes were still nearly a mile off.

  22. Then, each mounting his own--the whole party numbering nigh a dozen--they galloped out upon the veldt to meet the advancing enemy.

  23. The true honor of a nation is conspicuous only in deeds of justice and beneficence, securing and advancing human happiness.

  24. The sun of Gettysburg rose on the 1st of July and saw the army of the gray already advancing in line of battle; the army of the blue still hastening eagerly forward and converging to this point.

  25. With an imprecation that was charged with malignant venom, the Sepoy looked upon the gleaming barrel of a pistol which was advancing into the light, recognized his helplessness, and with snarling obedience elevated his arms in the air.

  26. Advancing to the gong, which was suspended by silken cords near the divan, he struck it sharply several times.

  27. At the conclusion of fifteen vital minutes the prince had deposited the last of the gems in the receptacles of this curious jacket, and, if the reports of the Hindoo were to be credited, the advancing British were that much nearer the Kutub.

  28. Fancy advancing against heavy fire carrying a heavy roll of barbed wire on your shoulder!

  29. When he had no more bombs available he stood on the parapet, under intense fire, and used a rifle with great coolness and effect on the enemy advancing to counter-attack.

  30. They made furious efforts to stop the advancing lines of the Tyneside Irish, and that they were overpowered is a splendid testimony to the martial qualities of our men.

  31. Why, they're not advancing on that side at all," pointing towards the left flank.

  32. Hot and impulsive in all things, the Irishmen were bent on advancing into the open country beyond Guinchy in chase of the retreating Germans.

  33. At a recent attack when the Germans were advancing the excitement became unbearable, and one sergeant got up on the parapet with the shout of: 'Come on, bhoys, get at them.

  34. He likes the thrill of movement, the fierce excitement of advancing under fire for a frontal attack on the enemy, the ferocity of a contest at close grips.

  35. At the sight of a familiar face among the curiously awkward attitudes and shapes of those instantaneously killed there was many a cold tug at the heart-strings of the advancing men, and many a groan of sorrow was suppressed on their lips.

  36. An icy sparkle glittered league after league oceanward, as the star-rays pierced the heaving flanks and bowed heads of the sea-horses which had abruptly sprung up before the advancing ground-swell.

  37. If, months ago, God had filled with dusk the house of the brain, it was now not the dusk of coming night, but of the advancing day.

  38. Turnips== to be sown in quantity in the early part of the month; thin advancing crops, and keep the hoe in action amongst them.

  39. Like continuously advancing waves which sooner or later must undermine a dyke, the passions and suspicions of his newly awakened nature were sapping the foundations of his belief.

  40. Never had the earth smelled so sweet as now when the broad share threw it back in a continuously advancing wave.

  41. Like millions of his fellow creatures, he measured life by advancing shadows.

  42. Whatever this peculiar characteristic may be, its manifestations are always most vivid and violent in ignorant periods, and along the uncultivated frontiers of advancing civilization.

  43. I ran up, and perceived the black line advancing over the water from the horizon, the remarkable indication of a coming squall.

  44. The cleared hollows and slopes, with the forest ever advancing or receding, are as fine to the imagination as any natural language can be.

  45. When we came within a few paces of this projection, our guide, by a motion of his hand (for speaking was out of the question), forbade my advancing farther.

  46. There he supported himself by a little trade while learning French, and advancing his knowledge of Greek, Latin, Mathematics, and much else that belonged to his idea of a liberal education.

  47. Before our departure,” he says, “we heard the hounds advancing near to us.

  48. The broad flood glides out of Lake Erie with a confiding tranquillity that seems to you, when you know its impending destiny, like that of a human creature advancing irresistibly, but unconsciously, to his death.

  49. Far up the moon-silvered expanse of the lake a black line was advancing at railway speed.

  50. Of its professional men of {81} letters Dryden was already rapidly advancing to the unquestioned primacy which was soon to be his, and to remain his for his life; of its amateurs Lord Dorset had perhaps the most brilliant reputation.

  51. The differentiation of phenomena naturally increases with advancing development.

  52. Since, however, this more general desire branches out into a considerable number of special desires, advancing culture results in a progressive differentiation of cults.

  53. I started up, aroused more fully by a sharp pain in my arm, that had momentarily been growing harder, till it had succeeded, with the aid of the advancing daylight, in waking me thoroughly.

  54. It is nothing," he returned, advancing that way too.

  55. Her mamma did not mean that she should be made unhappy for all the morning, however," I said, advancing boldly.

  56. At this instant the clatter of horses' hoofs was heard, and a party of horse, rapidly advancing on the road from Glasgow, appeared on the fatal field.

  57. The government seemed contented to prevent the rebels advancing towards the capital, while the insurgents were intent upon augmenting and strengthening their forces.

  58. Advancing quite unceremoniously upon the watcher by the grave, I remarked aloud; "The setting sun will soon release you, Mr. Moore.

  59. Advancing upon me in all the unconscious pride of her great beauty, she tremulously remarked: "You have a message for me.

  60. Though I was the hero of the hour and, as such, subjected to an infinite number of questions, I followed the lead of my superiors in this regard and carefully refrained from advancing any theories beyond the obvious one of suicide.

  61. The next day I was standing on the corner of Vermont Avenue when I saw Jinny advancing from the house in K Street.

  62. With the advancing night the stillness of the scene increased.

  63. Just then I saw it advancing towards me slung across the back of a disreputable urchin of about twelve or thirteen years of age.

  64. Looking back, we perceived that three dog-carts were advancing in Indian file.

  65. But a fire was poured on the advancing column from the Papal gardens, while the troops from Monte Mario attacked them in the rear.

  66. Tito Speri, a Mantuan, organized the poorer citizens, and led them against the forces of Nugent, which were advancing on the city.

  67. On April 29 Avezzana took his staff up to Monte Mario, from which point he could see the French army advancing from Civita Vecchia.

  68. But the Austrian forces were now advancing into the Roman territory; and Orsini was compelled to retire to Rome.

  69. In the meantime, the Neapolitan forces under Pepe had been slowly advancing through the Papal territory collecting volunteers as they went.

  70. On May 8 it was announced that the Austrians were advancing upon Bologna.

  71. Distinguishing in that tread the advancing footsteps of the Law, Creed said: "You attack me if you dare!

  72. Under the spell of his subject and of advancing age, his extreme inattention to passing matters became rapidly accentuated.

  73. Year by year his mountain habitat is being surrounded and encroached upon by the advancing line of settlements, as the fisherman encircles the struggling mass of fishes in the clear pond with his long and closely-meshed net.

  74. The chief interest in these, in the present state of our knowledge of them, springs from their disposition to invade the more valuable forms of vegetation which follow advancing civilization.


  75. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "advancing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    advance; advancement; approaching; approximate; attracted; career; coming; course; cumulative; driving; evolutionary; evolving; forthcoming; forward; furtherance; genetic; headway; imminent; invasive; march; mending; move; moving; near; nearing; oncoming; ongoing; onward; passage; phylogenetic; proceeding; progress; progressing; progressive; promotion; proximate; rolling; thriving; travel; unfolding; upcoming; usury; way