be near to
Example Sentences
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Euros fever grew across England - and Germany - as thousands of fans travelled just to be near to the action, but they are coming home without the trophy.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
He said their efforts demonstrated there are "a thousand ways to be near" to the faithful, if not physically.
From Fox News • Mar. 15, 2020
But they wanted to be near to help bear the weight of the loss.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2019
I just want to see and feel what it’s like to be near to him.”
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015
It was hard to believe I’d ever wanted to be near to him myself.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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