closest
Example Sentences
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Because they’re normally the person closest to you in proximity if you’re at school or if you were at an after-school activity or something like that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Few people then, not even Carpenter’s closest confidantes, knew how to talk about what was actually an eating disorder, much less manage it.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The equipment is currently stored in a hangar at Nerlerit Inaat Airport, near the village of Ittoqqortoormiit, the closest settlement to the licence area.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
One of my closest friends, his dad was a pastor so being around him, my trainers and my stepmom helped me grow in my faith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“He asked me where the closest town was, and I told him it’s a mile up the beach. So he ran that way.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
