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Meanings of draw nearer in English

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Usage of draw nearer in English
1
The thickness of the undergrowth forced him to draw nearer to them.
Les Misérables
2
I draw nearer home, and enter the college by the garden entrance.
The Upton Letters
3
Truth rises as they draw nearer; they draw nearer when they admire.
The Life of the Bee
4
The officer lowered his revolver and beckoned the man to draw nearer.
Bamboo Tales
5
We are gaining no ground and the aeroplanes draw nearer and nearer.
The sleeper awakes
6
He made as if he would draw nearer to her, and refrained.
The Helpmate
7
Noiselessly we draw nearer, reach them, seize their rifles, and then-wakethem.
In the Shadow of Death
8
For the next long hour, the horns continued to draw nearer.
Sons of the Oak
9
As the 2014 general elections draw nearer, the stalemate could worsen.
Reuters
10
We draw nearer to the last bend in the world's history.
A People's Man
11
Hopeful and yet fearful they saw the huge bank draw nearer and nearer.
The Great Boer War
12
But the eggs dodged every missile and continued to draw nearer.
Tik-Tok of Oz
13
He saw her doubt and made a sign to Olaf to draw nearer.
Olaf the Glorious: A Story of the Viking Age
14
Meanwhile the Chilian continued to draw nearer, though it had nearly stopped firing.
Jack North's Treasure Hunt; Or, Daring Adventures in South Ameri...
15
As the cigar grows shorter he seems to draw nearer to his conclusions.
The Lone Ranche
16
See here, thanes; ever as we march to Bridgwater, we draw nearer Parret.
A Thane of Wessex: Being a Story of the Great Viking Raids into ...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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