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 | Nwilborn@al.com, 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
  • The Huskies’ defense kept this game within striking distance.
    Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • The 20-year-old then got the best of Embiid, denying him the ball in the post and swiping a steal late in the second quarter to help the Pacers stay within striking distance.
    James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Yet the Cowboys remained within striking distance of an upset for most of the game Sunday mostly because of the play of Wentz.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2020
  • 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

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