closeness
Example Sentences
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That immediate closeness — and a shared love of pizza crunch, a battered pizza popular in Scotland — allowed the actors to take on the more demanding aspects of their roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia paid a state visit to China last November, the first by a Spanish monarch in 18 years, highlighting the closeness of ties.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Both authors serve their readers well by resisting any inclination to hagiography, all the more impressive in Mr. Streitfeld’s case given his closeness to his subject.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The image of a family united in grief and determination for justice following her death matched the closeness they had in her life.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
When Widow Daventry left, I lay back down, and in the closeness of the hiding place, I held the cross of lead before my eyes.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Vocabulary lists containing closeness
"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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