be near to
Example Sentences
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Mr. Biden later added, “May the Lord be near to the brokenhearted and save those crushed in spirit, because they’re going to need a lot.”
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
"It will never chip away at my desire to be near people. What it chips away at is my ability to be near to people, which chips away at my desire to do the job."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2022
He said their efforts demonstrated there are "a thousand ways to be near" to the faithful, if not physically.
From Fox News • Mar. 15, 2020
Temperatures: We predict temperatures will be near to slightly above normal, averaging between 79 and 82 degrees.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2018
It was hard to believe I’d ever wanted to be near to him myself.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
