closeness

Example Sentences

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Both authors serve their readers well by resisting any inclination to hagiography, all the more impressive in Mr. Streitfeld’s case given his closeness to his subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s an indescribable closeness, more potent than any dividend.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

The team have been together for almost a decade with skipper Mouat, 31, believing their closeness has played a key role in their success on the world stage.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Still, Lawrence says the reason the revival of the show was able to work is because of the closeness of the original cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

She did not know if this had happened, or had merely become true from being told over and over again, a charmed tale of the beginning of their closeness.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie