closer

Example Sentences

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Ministers and the officials working on the minutiae of the negotiations are hopeful there can be a step-by-step ratcheting up of dividends associated with a closer, warmer relationship.

From BBC

Instead it has sought closer ties with Russia - and Russian mercenaries have been brought in to deal with the insecurity affecting several countries in the vast Sahel region.

From BBC

However, on closer inspection, Isak's name and number had been painstakingly scratched off the back.

From BBC

Replace “a giant, dead alien” with “the internet” and maybe we’re closer to what Mr. Jensen is after.

From The Wall Street Journal

Slowly it edged closer, quivering, until its whiskers were touching his knee.

From Literature