nearest

Example Sentences

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You can find your nearest polling place from the California secretary of state’s website here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

If the chuyka goes off, bus drivers are supposed to stop, let their passengers out and direct them to the nearest shelter.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Amazon now controls roughly four out of every 10 dollars Americans spend online – more than four times the share of its nearest competitor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

She found that nearly everything in the town nearest her kids’ camp was booked solid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He gripped the nearest unicorn around the neck and half jumped, half scrambled onto its back.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell