closer

Example Sentences

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Closer is a post office at 5th and Spring streets, on the edge of Skid Row, about a mile from the old post office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Closer to home, securing a deal in Venezuela would endear Exxon to President Trump, who is pushing for U.S. energy companies to invest $100 billion to repair the country’s dilapidated oil-and-gas infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Closer to the eruption, conditions would have been catastrophic.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Closer to home, Valerie Godfrey, 74, says Hampton Vale's roads are often clogged with parked cars and can get "very chaotic at times".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Closer, in fact, to him than to his own father, for Macon had no imperfection and age seemed to strengthen him.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison