How to Use striking distance in a Sentence

striking distance

noun
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  • The snake was within striking distance.
  • 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
  • The first of those came in the third quarter after ASU had gotten in striking distance at 17-10.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • The Raiders are 4-3, within striking distance of the AFC’s final playoff slot.
    — Emmanuel Morgan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • 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 | Nwilborn@al.com, 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
  • Biden appeared in striking distance in Georgia as well.
    — Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • 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 Spartans were gifted 30 penalty yards and were in striking distance on their first possession, but a 34-yard field goal sailed wide right.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • According to polls, Tipirneni was within striking distance of Schweikert during the last few months of the race.
    — Nihal Krishan, Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2020
  • That allowed the Blazers to remain within striking distance of coming back in the second half.
    — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 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

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