The page too, I hear, is his own nephew, and he will be the laughing-stock of the French camp at having been conquered by one so much younger than himself.
I hear but a poor account of him among his confreres.
Who would have thought," said the tall forester, "that the lad who but a short time ago was a child, should now have sustained the honour of the country?
They would not refuse their wonted office, and yet as he took a step nearer, he raised the hunting crop he held.
A sound which might have been a laugh reached her as she took a step nearer, brandishing the knife; perhaps it was that which made her pause again in her turn; for laughter was hardly what she expected.
He flung his cigarette into the water and took a step nearer her.
On the whole, Mr. Spence was not only prepossessing, but he contrived to give Honora, as she shook his hand, the impression of being brought a step nearer to the national source of power.
He straightened himself with an impetuous movement, and came a step nearer.
There is much," he returned resolutely, advancing a step nearer.
But she came a step nearer to me, and peered at me; and after one look took the lamp from the table and held it to my face.
She came a step nearer, as if to bar a hint he gave of leaving.
She took a step nearer, and then stood looking curiously, almost fearfully, at the child she had borne.
Lesley came a step nearer to him, with an odd look of resolve on her face.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "step nearer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
