closer
Example Sentences
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Last year Washington designated several of Ecuador's top gangs as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations," expanding the legal tools available to US authorities and paving the way for closer military and intelligence cooperation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Davis had been working on a few screenplays while teaching, and his agent told him needed to move closer to the action to network and take meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Let’s talk about something closer at hand—like how to spend the rest of your evening.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
They haven’t been able to fool the detection systems yet, but they are getting closer, says Brian Becker, a director of product at Cloudflare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
‘You see the three bars above the middle finger? Those are lines of power, warding off evil’ She leaned closer.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
