Nor was the scenery, as we approached the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, at all inspiriting in its influence.
On the Monday evening, furnace fires and clanking hammers on the banks of the canal, warned us that we approached thetermination of this part of our journey.
It approached the window, and a low voice breathed Nina's name.
In complete silence the procession began its way, until, as it approached the Capitol, the awe of the crowd gradually vanished, and thousands upon thousands of voices rent the air with shouts of exultation and joy.
As the orderly, checking his mount, approached the group, even the old man with the watch raised his hat.
Though she could not stand without support, she managed by clinging to the bed to reach a chair, and to push the chair in front of her until it approached the mirror.
After he had finished he approached the question of the cenotaph.
He approached the table at which she stood pouring out the cup of tea.
As heapproached the door, he heard the sound of a voice; and from the even pitch of the tone, he concluded at once that its owner was reading aloud.
So saying he approached the door of the private staircase, and opened it.
Now it careered rapidly in wavy lines, sweeping back towards the other side, as often as it approached the extremity of the sheet, the men keeping their fingers in contact with it, but not appearing to influence its motion.
An old gentleman wearing a star and another official, a German wearing a cross round his neck, approached the speaker.
As he approached the Kremlin he even began to avoid being crushed and resolutely stuck out his elbows in a menacing way.
Pierre went round the study, approached the cupboard in which the manuscripts were kept, and took out what had once been one of the most important, the holy of holies of the order.
Bagration called to him, and Tushin, raising three fingers to his cap with a bashful and awkward gesture not at all like a military salute but like a priest's benediction, approached the general.
Prince Andrew's joyous feeling was considerably weakened as he approached thedoor of the minister's room.
As he approached the entrance to the mews he paused, yawned, stretched his arms, and began to whistle a tune.
Barnardine with an oath, as heapproached the horsemen.
As the day opened, they ventured within the swamp andapproached the fort.
The trappers now sallied forth and approached the swamp, firing into the thickets at random; the Blackfeet had a better sight at their adversaries, who were in the open field, and a half-breed was wounded in the shoulder.
The signs of past revelling were plentifully visible as he approached the house.
As he approached the front, coming over the bridge, he fancied he saw a figure disappear through the entrance, and quickened his pace.
Therefore I approached the man, with my eyes upon his bread and meat.
As I approached the brow of the hill, I suddenly remembered that I must once more pass the gibbet, and began to strain my eyes for it.
And presently, my thirst recurring to me, I approached the inn, and descending three steps entered its cool shade.
Sometimes we approached the point a little, and our hopes revived; then the wind fell, and we drifted slowly away.
As we approached the shore, I saw that the current was favourable to us, and we continued down the coast till we were close to the entrance to the lower harbour.
As we approached the city, our eyes were presented with scenes of desolation sufficient to damp all hearts, and to inspire the deepest sense of the horrors of war.
Just as the cock had winded his last horn for day we approached the house in perfect concealment, behind a string of fence, within a few yards of it.
We said no more as we approached the light, but made softly for the door.
Athos took the paper, returned the pistol to his belt, approached the lamp to be assured that it was the paper, unfolded it, and read: Dec.
D'Artagnan opened it, and as the day was beginning to decline, he approached the window to read it.
Immediately, he who had spoken to me approached the door of the pavilion, opened it with a key he had in his hand, closed the door and disappeared, while at the same time the other two men ascended the ladder.
He approached the wall, and tried to climb it; but the wall had been recently pointed, and d'Artagnan could get no hold.
He rose, and preceded by the host wringing his hands, and followed by Planchet with his musketoon ready for use, he approached the scene of action.
But as he approached the land, a thought, at first fleeting and then tenacious, arose in his mind.
He traversed the desert of Arabia with a timorous retinue of women and children; but as he approached the confines of Irak he was alarmed by the solitary or hostile face of the country, and suspected either the defection or ruin of his party.
When he approached the throne, the birds of the golden tree began to warble their notes, which were accompanied by the roarings of the two lions of gold.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "approached the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
