closest

Example Sentences

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“It’s the closest we’ve been to coming home.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Castro’s closest family and friends have recently stopped engaging in their daily routines—the first time they have hunkered down since Washington intensified its pressure campaign, said a person close to the family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Investors like to track insider sales, hoping to get a read on the company’s future from those closest to it.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Kobliner said her method is closest to “pay yourself first,” which gives priority to saving first, and then proceeds to needs and wants.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

In his hour of greatest need, his closest friend had pretended not to know him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day