How to Use striking distance in a Sentence

striking distance

noun

• The snake was within striking distance.
• Biden leads or is in striking distance of Trump in those states.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2020
• Vawter hit 6-of-7 3-pointers in the game to keep her team within striking distance the rest of the way.
  — Tom Moor, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2022
• For most of the night, the Detroit Pistons were in striking distance.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
• Kang had to rally to make three pars on the way in to keep within striking distance of Ko.
  — Jeff Babineau, ajc, 29 Jan. 2022
• The quarterback hit Damiere Byrd for a gain of 23 to push the Pats to within striking distance.
  — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
• That put it within striking distance of a new 24-year low.
  — Matt Grossman, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2022
• Up 20-17, with the Jaguars within striking distance, the Chiefs had second-and-goal from the Jacksonville six-yard-line.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2023
• The sophomore made a handful of huge saves over the course of the game to keep Guyer within striking distance.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2021
• The first of those came in the third quarter after ASU had gotten in striking distance at 17-10.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2020
• Smith hit two shots late in OT to keep Auburn within striking distance.
  — al, 8 Feb. 2022
• Try Reaves, who hit two 3s and scored 15 points that kept the Lakers within striking distance.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 10 Dec. 2022
• Stocks managed to claw back some of the declines by the end of the week, putting the S&P 500 within striking distance of yet another record.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 16 May 2021
• But the Texas defense made enough plays to keep within striking distance.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 31 Oct. 2020
• The Raiders are 4-3, within striking distance of the AFC’s final playoff slot.
  — Emmanuel Morgan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020
• With the Revolution among the hottest teams in the league and sitting just 3 points back of the Red Bulls, a win would put them in striking distance of a top-four spot in the East.
  — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2019
• The Nasdaq has spiked 40% since March 23, fueled by the resilience of Big Tech, and is now within striking distance of all-time highs.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 3 June 2020
• Schweizer and Cranny stayed within striking distance for much of the way.
  — Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 July 2022
• Still, the Fever were within striking distance until midway through the fourth.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 18 Aug. 2020
• Murray, meanwhile, shook off a lackluster first half in time to keep the Spurs in striking distance.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Nov. 2021
• Brown is the reason the Racers are within striking distance.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 22 Dec. 2021
• For the first 20 minutes, Khudobin was the only reason the Stars remained within striking distance of the Avalanche.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
• McNamara opened the half by marching his team down the field within striking distance of the end zone.
  — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022
• Nest, who stumbled at the gate, was in striking distance while Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was stuck at the back.
  — John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022
• Now the second-youngest team at the tournament — with an average age of 26 — is in striking distance of the final.
  — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 8 July 2018
• The Huskies’ defense kept this game within striking distance.
  — Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• Recent polling shows Cox competing for the second spot in the run-up to the June primary, and some polls show Allen in striking distance.
  — Phil Willon, latimes.com, 7 May 2018
• The numbers that have been shared with me from some other private polls show the race within striking distance for Antone.
  — Fox News, 11 Aug. 2020
• Both teams are also trailing the Eagles for the division lead and this game has a chance to bring one within striking distance of Philly.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 24 Nov. 2022
• But UConn went scoreless for nearly four minutes from there as Providence once again got within striking distance.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024