- superlative of close.
closest
Example Sentences
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The closest any has come to clarity may be Walmart, whose top executives told investors in May that they had instituted price “rollbacks” on 7,200 items, 20% more than last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“If that hospital shuts down in our community, it’s going to be devastating,” he said, noting that the next closest emergency department is St. Francis Medical Center, several miles away in Lynwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then he was abandoned by two of his closest allies - first senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro and then chief operating officer Kevin Lamour.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
And, on Friday, even Infantino’s closest allies began to turn against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“He asked me where the closest town was, and I told him it’s a mile up the beach. So he ran that way.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
