closest

Example Sentences

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“It’s the closest we’ve been to coming home.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Investors like to track insider sales, hoping to get a read on the company’s future from those closest to it.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Guardant Health remains the closest competitor, while Tempus AI and Roche represent longer-term competitive risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Kobliner said her method is closest to “pay yourself first,” which gives priority to saving first, and then proceeds to needs and wants.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Red wasn’t my friend exactly, but she was the closest I had to a friend.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff