Neared

Tom neared the mountain peak.

And now I neared the gates, and thought my flight / achieved, when suddenly a noise we hear / of trampling feet, and, peering through the night, / my father cries, "Fly, son, the Greeks are near; / they come, I see the glint of shield and spear, / fierce foes in front and flashing arms behind."

Yanni's new house neared completion.

Yanni's car neared.

A five-year-long debate over U.S. agriculture policy neared a climax this week as controversial farm legislation moved toward a final vote in the U.S. Senate.

Ziri neared the top of the hill.

Ziri neared the door.

Lukas neared the stratosphere of the planet.

Damiano neared the ship.

They neared the door.