come in/within sight of (something)

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: to come to a place where something can be seen

We finally came in/within sight of the mountains.

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The Huskies have come within sight of Omaha, reaching the Super Regional in 2011 in Columbia, South Carolina with four future big-leaguers on their roster, including George Springer. —

John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2024 The Jets haven’t come within sight of winning against some very marginal teams this year. —

Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2020

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