nearness
Example Sentences
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Ms Prempeh's latest exhibition, The Nearness of Elsewhere, is inspired by her African-Caribbean heritage alongside her recent time spent in Hull.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Nearness — feeling your hands in the soil and viscerally understanding that a different world is possible — is necessary for change.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022
“Everyone is drowning in content,” said Casper ter Kuile, an author who used Geneva to co-found a community for people interested in spirituality called The Nearness which has over 200 members.
From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2022
He said he would add certain songs into the screenplay, like “The Nearness of You,” and his writing would be guided by them.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2020
Nearness, neighborhood, and propinquity are commonly used of place; approximation, of mathematical calculations and abstract reasoning; we speak of approach to the shore, nearness to the town, approximation to the truth.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
