draw near
idiom
: to come closer : to approach
He became more nervous as the day of the wedding drew near.
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As deliberations in the sprawling case draw near, here's what comes next, including closing arguments and when the jury will begin deliberating.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Xavier, whose motives are unknown, gets a job as assistant to the play’s director and ingratiates himself with her and Max, each of whom has begun to express concern, as previews draw near, about the quality of the narrator’s performance.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
And as spring break trips and summer vacations draw near, stories of green-card and visa holders being detained have sparked new concerns about traveling.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Zendaya and Tom Holland were courtside last year, and tournament owner Larry Ellison tends to pop up more and more as the finals draw near.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Xavier, whose motives are unknown, gets a job as assistant to the play’s director and ingratiates himself with her and Max, each of whom has begun to express concern, as previews draw near, about the quality of the narrator’s performance.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
And as spring break trips and summer vacations draw near, stories of green-card and visa holders being detained have sparked new concerns about traveling.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Zendaya and Tom Holland were courtside last year, and tournament owner Larry Ellison tends to pop up more and more as the finals draw near.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw near
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“Draw near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20near. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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