How to Use striking distance in a Sentence

striking distance

noun

• Vawter hit 6-of-7 3-pointers in the game to keep her team within striking distance the rest of the way.
  — Tom Moor, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2022
• For most of the night, the Detroit Pistons were in striking distance.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
• Kang had to rally to make three pars on the way in to keep within striking distance of Ko.
  — Jeff Babineau, ajc, 29 Jan. 2022
• That put it within striking distance of a new 24-year low.
  — Matt Grossman, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2022
• Up 20-17, with the Jaguars within striking distance, the Chiefs had second-and-goal from the Jacksonville six-yard-line.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2023
• The sophomore made a handful of huge saves over the course of the game to keep Guyer within striking distance.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2021
• Smith hit two shots late in OT to keep Auburn within striking distance.
  — al, 8 Feb. 2022
• Try Reaves, who hit two 3s and scored 15 points that kept the Lakers within striking distance.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 10 Dec. 2022
• Stocks managed to claw back some of the declines by the end of the week, putting the S&P 500 within striking distance of yet another record.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 16 May 2021
• Schweizer and Cranny stayed within striking distance for much of the way.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 July 2022
• Murray, meanwhile, shook off a lackluster first half in time to keep the Spurs in striking distance.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Nov. 2021
• Brown is the reason the Racers are within striking distance.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 22 Dec. 2021
• McNamara opened the half by marching his team down the field within striking distance of the end zone.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022
• Nest, who stumbled at the gate, was in striking distance while Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was stuck at the back.
  — John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022
• The Huskies’ defense kept this game within striking distance.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• Both teams are also trailing the Eagles for the division lead and this game has a chance to bring one within striking distance of Philly.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
• The 20-year-old then got the best of Embiid, denying him the ball in the post and swiping a steal late in the second quarter to help the Pacers stay within striking distance.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2022
• Billboard points out that Bad Bunny is within striking distance of a record on the album chart, or at least a recent record.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022
• Randle hovered around 40% the whole year and cracked 42% last week, which put him within striking distance of the latest unthinkable turn of events in a year full of them.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 4 May 2021
• The United States says those drills could be used as a pretext to place forces within striking distance of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
  — New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
• Sailers – who ended the night with a game-high 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns – did his best to keep his Comets within striking distance.
  — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2021
• Espinosa helped keep Clemson within striking distance in the first half with his three-point shooting.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• That allowed the Blazers to remain within striking distance of coming back in the second half.
  — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2021
• When the tortoise is within striking distance, the bird makes an attempt to deter her by flapping its wings and pecking her face.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
• The Cavs are on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference play-in tournament but are still within striking distance of the No. 10 seed.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2021
• But the Diamondbacks remained in striking distance down the stretch.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• In a game that the Stars needed two points to escape Music City within striking distance of a playoff spot, their best players showed up.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2021
• The outing was needed to keep the Dodgers (84-49) within striking distance; Charlie Morton held them to one run across six innings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• Even with the hitters not carrying their weight, the Indians are staying within striking distance of the lead in the Central, waiting for the bats to wake.
  — cleveland, 23 May 2021
• But UConn went scoreless for nearly four minutes from there as Providence once again got within striking distance.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024