Literary notes about Approach (AI summary)
The term “approach” in literature is remarkably versatile, often serving to evoke both tangible movement and metaphorical transition. It frequently designates the literal act of drawing near—whether it is the onset of night that signals change ([1]), the cautious advance towards an individual ([2]), or even the military maneuvers preluding battle ([3],[4]). At the same time, it underpins more abstract notions, such as the gradual development of ideas or the unfolding of fate, as when a character cautiously faces a daunting future or when a narrative unfolds with measured progress ([5],[6],[7]). This dual use enriches storytelling by linking physical proximity with the emergence of significant shifts in mood and circumstance ([8],[9]).
- Then seeing the morning approach, the ghost vanished.
— from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare - She looked up at my approach, her face lighting with pleasure and with welcome.
— from A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs - As soon as Darius was informed of Alexander’s approach, he at once drew out his army for battle; and Alexander led on his men drawn up in like manner.
— from The Anabasis of Alexander by Arrian - 21 Their power soon expired at the approach of the legions.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - "How terrible to wait the slow approach of death in this solitude!" exclaimed he.
— from Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne - There can be little doubt that he is wrong, as Gallus did not approach the capital of Sabaea.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - With the passage of time the approach to the problem has changed.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - While these ideas were passing through my mind I saw the woman in the cloak approach close to the grave, and stand looking at it for a little while.
— from The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins - Banbir, however, only awaited the approach of night to remove with his own hands the obstacle to his ambition.
— from Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 1 of 3 by James Tod
