striking distance

He kept them within striking distance before finally taking over.

He was the only one within striking distance of it.

Use the time to take a shot and keep out of striking distance.

"Instead of being down 3 or 4 to nothing, you stay within striking distance."

They are within striking distance of taking several other houses.

They see themselves as in striking distance of this goal.

He said his forces were in striking distance of the capital.

She was within striking distance and I had nowhere to run.

"They were never within striking distance to get our hearts going."

And how could they get within striking distance without being noticed?

When he gets within striking distance he'll probably give us a ring.

Before dawn we were within striking distance of the river.

His head was just above hers now, within striking distance.

Cook, with a 69 for 205, was the only player within striking distance.

"You better have the right numbers to be within striking distance, and we're there," he said.

At the same time, you are within easy striking distance of a comfortable hotel.

You should go and then post your thoughts here if you're in striking distance.

Clinton officials believed they were within striking distance of an accord.

They were within easy striking distance of each other, not that it mattered.

"But if you look at the stretch, we're still in striking distance."

He'd watch her knee now whenever she was within striking distance.

It was in easy striking distance for the wicker man.

His army might still be within striking distance, if we can get them to turn back in time."

All life history activity in the species occurs within striking distance of water.

But the sun was climbing the sky by the time we got within striking distance.