nearest

Example Sentences

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That facility would have been less than 500 feet away from the nearest home, and would have used three times the electricity of the entire 60,000-person city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The facility would have sat less than 500 feet away from the nearest home and used three times the electricity of the 60,000-person, predominantly Asian American city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Amazon now controls roughly four out of every 10 dollars Americans spend online – more than four times the share of its nearest competitor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

In the US, Amazon accounts for 40.5% of all online retail sales, while its nearest rival Walmart has 9.2%, according to figures from last month.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

I found the nearest jacket, scarf, and hat.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows