striking distance

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Recent Examples of striking distance 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 Since the start of the year, investors have been clambering for coins, putting prices in striking distance from their all-time record. Susan Howson, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024 Can the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats take advantage? UCLA (7-10, 2-4) and USC (8-9, 2-4) sit as part of a four-way tie for eighth place while ASU (10-6, 4-1) sits in second right behind Oregon (13-3, 5-0) with Arizona (12-4, 3-2) in striking distance. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for striking distance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking distance
shouting distance
Noun
  • That, along with neither defensive tackle in shouting distance, gave Henry a ridiculously large rushing lane by NFL standards.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Dana Rodriguez’s next restaurant will be within shouting distance of the farm the food comes from.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025

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