Coming near Graciosa in the afternoon, my lord sent Captain Lister on shore, to inform the islanders that he only wanted water, wine, and some fresh provisions, and would not otherwise trouble them.
On coming near, the people of the Trades-increase lowered their flag, as a signal of bad news, by which I suspected some misfortune had befallen our general.
The encounters have made you so epigrammatic and satirical, that there is no coming near you.
He has told me what I understand now,' said Louis, coming near in a glow of grateful delight.
The white ropes and the tremulous motion made by the impression of the wind frightened the lions from coming near us.
Upon my coming near them," says Bruce, "six or eight of them surrounded me on horseback, and began to gabble in their own language.
We steered directly for the Spanish fort on Ternate, and shortened sail on coming near, and fired a gun without shot, which was immediately answered.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "coming near" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
