advance on

phrase

: to approach usually in order to attack

Enemy soldiers are advancing on the city.

Examples of advance on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Houthis continued their advance on Monday, seizing two more key islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as the Saudis continued their appeals to the United States for further assistance. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2026

This remains true, even factoring in Wednesday's advance on excitement around the new Muse agent app. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

According to Tisch, Cisneros then waved her knives and began to advance on the officers, who attempted to subdue the woman with a Taser before employing lethal force. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Then, in fall 2025, Bansal and Jiang announced the first major advance on the problem in nearly 30 years. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for advance on

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