Explore Approached through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Approached in a sentence
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Approached meaning
simple past and past participle of approach
Using Approached
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of approach
- In the example corpus, approached often appears in combinations such as: approached the, approached by, approached for.
Context around Approached
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Approached
- In this selection, "approached" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, troops, londregan, smugglers, cobb, tula and petrograd stand out and add context to how "approached" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include action andretti approached cj perry and and was approached by a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "approached" sits close to words such as dated, palace and error, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with approached
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Action Andretti approached CJ Perry about becoming a client. (9 words)
Seide then approached Cobb's driver side window as Londregan approached the passenger door. (14 words)
A child from Penygaer was walking home and was approached by a man in a van. (16 words)
Conversely, the apparent height approaches infinity as the angle of incidence (from below) increases, but even earlier, as the angle of total internal reflection is approached, albeit the image also fades from view as this limit is approached. (38 words)
According to a press report, Greece-based lawyers who were approached declined to undertake the investigation, but because the book will soon be published in English, the Authority will have a much bigger pool to choose from. (37 words)
Some former special forces soldiers in Iran said they were approached for recruitment initially by contacts within the former Afghan army or security forces over the phone; others said Afghan people smugglers approached them in person. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Seide then approached Cobb's driver side window as Londregan approached the passenger door.
Some former special forces soldiers in Iran said they were approached for recruitment initially by contacts within the former Afghan army or security forces over the phone; others said Afghan people smugglers approached them in person.
The NIA had approached its designated local court, but after failing to get any relief there, it had approached the high court located here in June, he said.
By October 1919, the government was in the worst crisis of the Civil War: Denikin's troops approached Tula and Moscow from the south, and General Nikolay Yudenich 's troops approached Petrograd from the west.
Conversely, the apparent height approaches infinity as the angle of incidence (from below) increases, but even earlier, as the angle of total internal reflection is approached, albeit the image also fades from view as this limit is approached.
Gehrman was later approached by another witness who reported being approached by Bari's intermediary with a murder-for-hire proposal against Sweeney, placing the proposal to Sutley within a larger pattern.
A 32-year-old woman approached her to offer help, and the distressed woman handed her phone to the apparent good Samaritan to call emergency services on her behalf.
According to Abdullahi, the small political parties approached the PDP for a credible poll in 2023 and that means a lot for the leading opposition.
According to a press report, Greece-based lawyers who were approached declined to undertake the investigation, but because the book will soon be published in English, the Authority will have a much bigger pool to choose from.
According to police, the two boys approached a 55-year-old woman walking on Centerville Road when one of them produced a handgun and pointed at the woman, demanding her belongings.
According to the prosecution, prior to approaching the magistrate court, the woman had approached Mahila police station and other probe agencies as well.
According to the victim’s report to the police, three unidentified individuals approached him and demanded money.
According to Vatican News, a Polish man approached the basilica’s high altar on Thursday at closing time, undressed and jumped up on the marble altar.
A child from Penygaer was walking home and was approached by a man in a van.
Action Andretti approached CJ Perry about becoming a client.
A few farmers had approached the High Court, urging it to direct the government to do away with 22(A).
A few organisations had even approached Rajya Sabha member and environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal, but his response too was lukewarm.
After an opening segment on that so both teams out in the ring, Rhodes approached Rollins backstage.
After serving in the community for a couple of years, members of the community approached her asking if she’d consider running for city council in 2015.
After Summers walked past his home, prosecutors said Cushingberry “aggressively approached" her on his neighbor’s porch and demanded his mail several times.
Common combinations with approached
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- approached the 50×
- approached by 25×
- approached for 18×
- been approached 15×
- approached him 12×
- was approached 12×
- he approached 9×
- had approached 7×
- approached her 7×
- were approached 6×