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

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

Taylor led off the sixth with a double, but was thrown out at third trying to advance on Pete Crow-Armstrong's fly to right. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Finally, Ouster , Ciena and IPG Photonics could also continue to advance on the ongoing AI boom. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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