closest

Example Sentences

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Thailand, the junta’s closest ally in Asean, just sent its foreign minister to the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

More than two decades later, Colm Sharkey was in the front row of the public gallery at the sentencing, the closest person to his brother in the dock.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Kolwezi, the closest town to the Kamoa site, is encircled by a dozen giant industrial mines.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The closest quake of magnitude 6 or above to strike close to Caracas in recent memory was a 6.6 quake in 1967, which killed 240 people and highlighted the seismic vulnerability of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

And thus began the closest, most joyous weeks of all the time in Ravensbruck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom