nearer

Example Sentences

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"Nearer the end, maybe you do take more of a risk with people's injuries but it's going to be a long tournament."

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

Nearer to the top of the standings, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao are tied on points and both wanting to clinch the Conference League berth that goes with a seventh-place finish.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Nearer the coast, Ben Bulben dominates the landscape, jutting from the earth like a great doorstop.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Cameron shows them performing the hymn "Nearer, My God, To Thee."

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2022

Nearer, in the shadows beneath a young spruce, a pair of amber eyes.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver