closest
Example Sentences
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“We know this because cats’ closest evolutionary relatives, African wild cats, meow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The findings suggest that the builders were not simply choosing the easiest or closest source of stone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The scene where Harris approached a captured bug, rocking an ankle-length black trench coat with his blonde hair in a close crew cut, was the closest “Troopers” came to clubbing the audience in the ribs.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lowell packed sustained winds of around 110 mph during its closest approach, with predictions of rainfall of four to eight inches for Kauai producing the potential for significant flash flooding and mudslides.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Akira dragged Sue behind the closest pine tree.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
