The small molecule can approach in a linear or non-linear fashion.

After the shock wore off, Dunbar decided to approach his new responsibilities in a low-key fashion, trying to calm things down rather than escalate them.

We decided to approach it in an adult fashion.

His cavalry engaged the Numidians who, approaching in a disorganized fashion, were caught unawares and were dispersed with heavy losses.

If employers approach it in a paternalistic or a self-interested fashion, then it could turn into an intrusion and backfire.

Nicolas did not turn his back on the enthroned figure, rather approached the other three in a sidewise fashion.

I approached it in a careless fashion as though I were strolling aimlessly round the grounds.

In that instant, Killashandra decided to approach her problem in a direct fashion.

Industrial Algebra had approached us in a perfectly civilized fashion, at first.

It introduced his belief that psychiatry should strive to approach the study of human behavior in a rigorous, scientific fashion.