be near to
Example Sentences
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"It will never chip away at my desire to be near people. What it chips away at is my ability to be near to people, which chips away at my desire to do the job."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2022
He said their efforts demonstrated there are "a thousand ways to be near" to the faithful, if not physically.
From Fox News • Mar. 15, 2020
But they wanted to be near to help bear the weight of the loss.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2019
Would it be near to £10bn, £20bn or £30bn?
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2013
Hughie and Jones instantly quit their jobs so they could be near to help.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
