closer

Example Sentences

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Applications to U.S. business schools slumped last fall, and many international students, worried about tighter visa restrictions, are opting for schools closer to home.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“If they are choosing you, I think you have the right to bring the characters a little closer to who you are,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

It welcomes the idea of getting closer again, if and when the UK decides that is definitely what it wants.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Because core inflation is considered a better gauge of price growth trends, this has provided some optimism that the U.S. is trending closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target than the headline figures would suggest.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Cam pulled her closer, so they stood side by side, his arm slung around her shoulder, one of her hands still clutched in his.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith