closer
Example Sentences
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The cliche, 'anybody can beat anybody' in the Premier League is closer to the truth than in La Liga or the Bundesliga.
From BBC
If they had looked closer at Katrien, she would surely have given herself away: her face was a mask of terror.
From Literature
It sounded like a distant humming at first, then it became a droning, like a swarm of bees, a swarm that was coming closer, ever closer.
From Literature
A closer connection between England and Scotland would have benefits.
In Parliament, the proponents of union saw endless possibilities: A closer connection between England and Scotland would provide for national security and project British power.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
