Synonyms

1. approach
2. draw close
3. draw near
4. go up
5. come near
6. come on

Sentence Examples

1. I followed up on your lead about Coach Oliver being near the crime scene.
2. I met Eleanor at an Italian restaurant near the Finnulia River waterfront.
3. Now you tell me you saw someone near where Abby died under mysterious circumstances.
4. As he twisted, a large scratch near his elbow appeared.
5. Coach Oliver had been near the back entrance of Diamond Hall, where the lighting was dim.
6. A few students were already hanging out and talking when I slipped back downstairs and sat at the corner desk in the classroom near the front entrance of the building.
7. A few scattered papers cluttered the desk, the garbage pail had recently been emptied, and what looked like a grade book sat on the corner table near a reading lamp.
8. As near as I could figure, Abby was at least fifteen years older than me.
9. I joined her near the machine and inquired about her brother.
10. She noted the far corner near the oak tree and bench on the narrow path toward Glass Hall.