closest

Example Sentences

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This potentially traumatic subplot is the closest “Renoir” gets to traditional suspense, but even here Hayakawa adopts a muted approach, sidestepping shock value for bittersweet commentary about young people’s confusion around love.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It was the closest strike to the capital since the partial ceasefire was announced.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The third-placed candidate Paloma Valencia, a conservative, has thrown her support behind the right-wing showman, putting him in pole position to become the next president of one of Washington's closest South American allies.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The book is the first accounting of the Biden administration from the person closest to the president himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He was woken by a commotion from the nests closest to him.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo