closest
Example Sentences
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The attack, he said, was the closest one yet to the European Union border.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
For 10 days, the center of the cinematic universe is the Toronto International Film Festival, whose closest geographical landmark is currently a ludicrous controversy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Mercury, the smallest planet and the one closest to the Sun, appears to have cooled relatively quickly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
About the closest they’ll come to heterodoxy is keeping silent about various unpopular stances associated with the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even if I traveled for trillions of miles, I’d barely reach Proxima Centauri, the next closest star after the sun.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
