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Example sentences for "came towards"

  • But he came towards us in absolute silence; and when about a dozen paces away from where we stood, he paused and watched us intently.

  • Then Volinè rose to her feet, and with smiles and blushes lending an added charm to her countenance, came towards me, murmuring my name!

  • His jaw dropped, and he appeared frightened, but the dread seemed to pass away, and he came towards us with his tin.

  • While he was going through these reflections, his friend, the king of the Gandharvas, came towards him, having obtained a boon.

  • There I tried to restore her by fanning her with my garment, and while I was thus engaged, a buffalo that had escaped with a wound, came towards us.

  • The moment he saw us about to throw ourselves into the lake, he came towards us; for the good are easily melted with compassion, and shew causeless friendship to all.

  • When I saw him, I came towards him, and in an instant we were in each other's arms, to the great astonishment of the people of the village, who were mute with wonder at our outburst of friendship.

  • Illustration: "When I saw him, I came towards him, and in an instant we were in each other's arms.

  • At this Hilda could contain herself no longer, but burst into a merry peal of laughter; and as the boy started up with staring eyes and open mouth, she pushed the bushes aside and came towards him.

  • Then three of them, whom from their port I took to be officers, came towards me and I rose to my feet to meet them.

  • Slowly it came towards me and I knew that it was she for whom I waited, Lily my beloved.

  • He nodded, and rising from his throne, came towards me who stood naked and shivering before him, for the air of Mexico is keen.

  • Now as he came towards them he looked shaken and ill.

  • It was Gilda Featherstone, and he thought he could detect an additional tinge in her cheeks and a light in her eyes as he came towards her.

  • Presently a burly figure, grotesquely magnified by the mist, came towards him, and resolved itself into an ordinary guard.

  • I called him, and he came towards me, looking decidedly guilty.

  • I had watched his movements with a nervous curiosity that I could not repress; and now, as he came towards us, saw that the time for action had come.

  • As he came towards us the tassel of his nightcap bobbed about in a little circle and his slippers gave to his steps the softness of a cat's.

  • With a leap as quick as lightning he came towards us, turning one somersault after the other.

  • Instead of leaping to the side, he jumped back and, as I came towards him, struck me a sharp blow on the face with his open hand.

  • After making one of his formal bows he came towards her; a motion of his hand begged her to remain where she was.

  • He came towards her, he sank down at her feet.

  • But the look of his face as he came towards her, frightened her, brought her back to the actual present; moving hurriedly, she put her hand upon the cord of the bell.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "came towards" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after looking; came about; came across; came again; came and; came around; came away; came back; came before; came down; came from; came home; came not; came out; came over; came rushing; came the; came through; came upon; camera obscura; cannot recall; earthly paradise; good judgment; hearken unto; reasonable price; should look