closer

Example Sentences

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Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

There was no verbiage about how the world’s most powerful hardware company would “introduce our audience to the next generation of agentic sports-watching, bringing fans closer to the action than ever before.”

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

One wishes it were closer to the scale of something by John Chamberlain or Viola Frey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The disparity is fueling inequality to a degree that may be closer to the Gilded Age of the late 1800s than the inflationary 1970s, says Swonk.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I step away from him to get a closer look.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam