be near
Example Sentences
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And he needed to be near perfect to beat Norco pitcher Jordan Ayala, who also was outstanding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
The government, he argued, compelled Google to open them and identify which users happened to be near the bank.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
She moved to Birmingham, Ala., to be near some of her adult children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Instead, when he was 18, he and a friend decided to move to Texas to be near the American blues singer and guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
You thought I was testing your will, but all I wanted was to be near you.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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