Similar words: close, closet, closest, close up, closely, close in, disclose, close down. Meaning: [kləʊs] n. 1. a person who closes something 2. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game. adv. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.
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61. We stood still and watched as the deer came closer.
62. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.
63. Commercial logic has forced the two parts of the company closer together.
64. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish.
65. She lifted up Jenny's silver medallion to take a closer look.
66. Curious shoppers lifted up their children to take a closer look at the parade.
67. He edged closer to the telephone, ready to grab it.
68. Greece moved a step closer to the World Cup finals with last night's win.
69. The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer.
70. Come on, Emma, Santa Claus won't eat you! If you go closer, he'll give you a present.
71. I thought it was paint at first, but on closer examination I realised it was dried blood.
72. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer inspection, it was found to have been altered.
73. On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked.
74. He hopes that closer links between Britain and the rest of Europe will change the British mentality towards foreigners.
75. In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school[sentencedict.com], the more likely it is that your child will get a place there.
76. MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.
77. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold.
78. Don't go any closer - it might be dangerous/it mightn't be safe.
79. As I got closer, the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball.
80. My brother and I have become much closer over the years.
81. Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.
82. As she drew closer I realized that I knew her.
83. On closer examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.
84. You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
85. What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.
86. The men were maybe a hundred feet away and coming closer.
87. At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.
88. They all saw to it that the road poked down closer to the remote city.
89. He was a confirmed jingoist and would frequently speak about the dangers of Britain forming closer ties with the rest of Europe.
90. With Germany, France has been the prime mover in closer European integration.