- comparative of close.
closer
Example Sentences
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Here, six players are playing closer to the left flank.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The song on the album that was hardest to write, Kay says, was the stripped-down closer, “I Deserve Better.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That is one thing I think we need if we want to come closer to American customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
I think that as we get closer, that’s where people are like, Oh, he’s making us nervous.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
I set my phone down on the bench beside me and pull the plate closer.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
