All 32 Uses of
approach
in
Outcasts United
- A few moments later, the referee approached.
Chpt Intr. (definition 1) *approached = came near
- She approached the woman's husband, a minister, who shrugged off her concerns.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- Luma's approach did not sit well with all of her players' parents.
Chpt 4 (definition 2)approach = technique (way of doing something)
- Time would tell whether her approach produced results.
Chpt 4 (definition 2)
- Luma reached into the backseat and retrieved a soccer ball, then got out of her car, approached the boys, and asked if she could join in.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- On January 16, 2001, a few weeks after the men had fled Kinshasa, a bodyguard approached Laurent Kabila at the presidential palace there and fired at least two shots into his back.†
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- As he pulled his 2005 Honda Accord onto the shoulder and waited for the officer to approach, Chime held out hope that it had all been a misunderstanding and that he'd soon be on his way.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)approach = get near
- It was after nine o'clock and dark when Jordan approached Chime's vehicle on the shoulder of Montreal Road.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- Jordan approached the car with his flashlight on and shone it in Chime's eyes.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- Tryouts for the Fugees' fall season were fast approaching, and she had hoped to hold them on the very field that Swaney had declared off-limits to soccer.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
- AS TRYOUTS APPROACHED, Luma began to worry about her rosters.†
Chpt 10 (definition 1)
- At one early practice, a young man with a beer and a joint in his hand approached Luma as she coached on the sideline.†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
- The boys were joking with each other as they approached, but when they got close enough to read Luma's expression, they sensed that her mood was gloomy, and fell quiet.†
Chpt 13 (definition 1)
- Though he had not shown up at the second tryouts or at either of two subsequent practices, Fornatee thought that scrimmage day was the right time to make his approach to Coach Luma, to ask to get reinstated to the team.
Chpt 16 (definition 3) *approach = attempt to start talking (about a subject)
- She was standing in the midst of a huddle of Under 15 players, assigning them their positions, when he approached.†
Chpt 16 (definition 1)
- But there was another example of a less fearful approach toward Clarkston's diversity in even closer proximity to Mayor Swaney—just outside the doorway of his office in City Hall, in the warren occupied by Clarkston's new police chief, Tony J. Scipio.
Chpt 19 (definition 2)approach = technique (way of doing something)
- So I approached all officers and asked them certain things, and they didn't like that.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- But as the family celebrated, the Clarkston police officer got out of his car and approached them.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Scipio eventually intervened, but the incident pointed up the ease with which routine interactions could get out of hand, and also to his mind showed the need for the authority figures in Clarkston to take a more forgiving approach to situations that arose out of misunderstandings as opposed to blatant disregard for the law.
Chpt 19 (definition 2)approach = technique (way of doing something)
- Jordan didn't like Scipio's approach to dealing with refugees either.
Chpt 19 (definition 2)
- But he marched outside and approached the neighbor he knew to be the man in charge.†
Chpt 19 (definition 1)
- Against this backdrop, Luma rose and approached the lectern.†
Chpt 20 (definition 1)
- As they approached, many Kacanik residents fled along a canyon path that ran along a stream.†
Chpt 22 (definition 1)
- As rigid as she could seem about team rules and the like, she favored a flexible, unregimented approach to the game itself.
Chpt 22 (definition 2)approach = technique (way of doing something)
- A moment later, the referee approached and told Luma that her player needed to put his jersey back on if he intended to come back in the game—those were the rules.†
Chpt 24 (definition 1)
- In a detail revealing of the government's scorched-earth approach, Muslim soldiers destroyed any mosque they came across that had not been registered and sanctioned by Khartoum.
Chpt 26 (definition 2)approach = technique (way of doing something)
- He played a season with the team, but when the next season approached, he didn't even bother to try out.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- The officer approached and asked for Luma's license, then disappeared for a moment into his car.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- Meanwhile, the officer approached Luma's car again.†
Chpt 27 (definition 1)
- When she had registered with the Immigration and Naturalization Service upon filing her green card application, Luma had been fingerprinted; her fingers were placed on an ink pad and carefully rolled over the card beneath. The woman at the Walton County jail had a different approach; she grabbed Luma's hand, inked her fingertips, and then slammed her hand down on the counter.
Chpt 27 (definition 2) *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- As these beleaguered adults approach, the uniformed sons and daughters whose pursuit of soccer has inspired their expeditions are nowhere to be seen.
Chpt 31 (definition 1)approach = get near
- In the months after the Times story about the Fugees, Luma frequently found herself approached by teachers, parents, coaches, and volunteers who wanted her advice on how to handle various situations involving difficult children or kids who were struggling with their circumstances.†
Chpt Epil. (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2) (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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(3) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic