striking distance
noun
: a distance from which something can be easily reached or attained
almost within striking distance of their goal
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The snake was within striking distance.
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But the combination of outside factors — including the fact Trump won’t be on the ticket to help Republicans in the midterms — still puts Democrats in striking distance of the Speaker’s gavel.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
More New York Yankees/Getty Images New York pushes back toward October as the reigning American League champion, but the Red Sox are in striking distance for the first time in four years.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Stewart started the Sunday of the 1993 Memorial Tournament three strokes ahead of Azinger but by the tourney’s 72nd hole that lead had been whittled down to striking distance.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Both our winner, The Ritz-Carlton, and our runner-up, Grand Hyatt Berlin, are situated in the heart of the city, near the bustling Potsdamer Platz square, striking distance from top attractions such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Tiergarten Park.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
More New York Yankees/Getty Images New York pushes back toward October as the reigning American League champion, but the Red Sox are in striking distance for the first time in four years.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Stewart started the Sunday of the 1993 Memorial Tournament three strokes ahead of Azinger but by the tourney’s 72nd hole that lead had been whittled down to striking distance.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Both our winner, The Ritz-Carlton, and our runner-up, Grand Hyatt Berlin, are situated in the heart of the city, near the bustling Potsdamer Platz square, striking distance from top attractions such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Tiergarten Park.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for striking distance
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“Striking distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striking%20distance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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