How to Use striking distance in a Sentence
striking distance
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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
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For most of the night, the Detroit Pistons were in striking distance.
—Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
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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
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That put it within striking distance of a new 24-year low.
—Matt Grossman, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2022
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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
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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
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Smith hit two shots late in OT to keep Auburn within striking distance.
—al, 8 Feb. 2022
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Try Reaves, who hit two 3s and scored 15 points that kept the Lakers within striking distance.
—Dan Gelston, ajc, 10 Dec. 2022
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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
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Schweizer and Cranny stayed within striking distance for much of the way.
—Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 July 2022
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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
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Brown is the reason the Racers are within striking distance.
—Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 22 Dec. 2021
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McNamara opened the half by marching his team down the field within striking distance of the end zone.
—Laine Higgins, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022
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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
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The Huskies’ defense kept this game within striking distance.
—Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 1 Feb. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Espinosa helped keep Clemson within striking distance in the first half with his three-point shooting.
—Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021
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That allowed the Blazers to remain within striking distance of coming back in the second half.
—oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2021
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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
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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
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But the Diamondbacks remained in striking distance down the stretch.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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