All 29 Uses of
approach
in
Angels & Demons
- He felt like they were approaching an active volcano.†
Chpt 7
- As they approached the end of the hall, the rumble became almost deafening, vibrating up through Langdon's soles.†
Chpt 7
- As he approached his destination, Janus's parting words echoed in his mind.†
Chpt 10
- Langdon watched Vittoria approach.†
Chpt 13-14
- "Vittoria," Kohler said as she approached.†
Chpt 13-14
- "It sounds to me," he said, "like a rather Neanderthal approach to science …. akin to smashing clocks together to discern their internal workings."†
Chpt 15-16
- "Vittoria," Kohler said, as they approached the lab's imposing steel door, "I should mention that I came down here this morning looking for your father."†
Chpt 17-18
- He hoped to prove that science and religion are two totally compatible fields-two different approaches to finding the same truth.
Chpt 19-20 *approaches = ways of doing something
- Our equations explain the early universe quite effectively, but as we move back in time, approaching time zero, suddenly our mathematics disintegrates, and everything becomes meaningless.†
Chpt 19-20
- She approached.†
Chpt 23-24 *
- Approaching from the north was a helicopter, slicing low across the runway.†
Chpt 31-32
- The Swiss Guard chopper churned in neutral as Langdon and Vittoria approached.†
Chpt 31-32
- Crossing the plaza, they approached the rear wall of the basilica and followed it through a triangular courtyard, across Via Belvedere, and into a series of buildings closely huddled together.†
Chpt 35-36
- As Langdon and Vittoria approached, the two guards stepped forward, crossing their long swords, blocking the entrance.†
Chpt 35-36
- When the commander finally clicked off his phone and approached across the room, he seemed to grow with each step.†
Chpt 35-36
- As the camerlegno approached through the Loggias of Gregory XIII, he wondered if Cardinal Mortati was in a panic yet.†
Chpt 47-48
- Mr. Langdon, when you told me you would explain the situation en route, I assumed I would be approaching the Pantheon with a clear idea of why my men are here.†
Chpt 55-56
- I'll want separate approaches.†
Chpt 55-56
- Two blocks from the Pantheon, Langdon and Vittoria approached on foot past a line of taxis, their drivers sleeping in the front seats.†
Chpt 59-60
- She approached the tomb of Raphael Santi.†
Chpt 61-62
- Mortati had waited patiently at the main altar as each cardinal, in order of seniority, had approached and performed the specific balloting procedure.†
Chpt 67-68
- Langdon's watch, now smeared with blood, read 9:41 P.M. as he ran across the Courtyard of the Belvedere and approached the fountain outside the Swiss Guard security center.†
Chpt 87-88
- Then, in absolute silence, as if her feet never touched the cobblestone, she was circling left in the shadows, arching across the square to approach the couple from the rear.†
Chpt 89-90
- As she approached the end of the aisle, she sensed the sound was coming from the floor just around the corner at the end of the pews.†
Chpt 91-92
- A pompiero approached Langdon across the church.†
Chpt 99-100
- When they approached, however, they found the ancient lock hanging open.†
Chpt 111-112
- As he approached the top of the hill, he was drenched in sweat, barely able to breathe.†
Chpt 119-120
- The Swiss Guard standing around the chopper stood slack-jawed as the camerlegno approached them.†
Chpt 121-122
- Chinita Macri approached him from behind and hoisted her camera onto her shoulder.†
Chpt 135-136
Definitions:
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(approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
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(approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)