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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91. After the meeting the two sides in the dispute were no closer together.
92. The tourists crowded closer to get a view of the painting.
93. The trees thinned as we got closer to the top of the mountain.
94. Closer inspection of the vase revealed it to be a fake.
95. I should be pleased to match my daughter with your son, so that we could become even closer friends.
96. There is no suggestion whatsoever that the two sides are any closer to agreeing.
97. His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.
98. On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake.
99. I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.
100. A closer reading of the text reveals just how desperate he was feeling.
101. On closer questioning, I discovered that his whole story had been a lie.
102. The department is interested in developing closer links with industry.
103. You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.
104. I'll get a little closer and study up on him.
105. The report seemed impressive at first,[Sentence dictionary] but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies.
106. He pressed up closer against the wall, terrified of being seen.
107. As he came closer he saw a gigantic wall of raging flame before him.
108. The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months.
109. On closer examination the wood was found to be rotten.
110. As the miles flew past and we got closer and closer to the sea, the kids got more and more excited.
111. Closer co-operation is needed to check an alarming trend.
112. We had barely crept any closer to our target.
113. Then he became something closer to annoyed.
114. Later chapters will analyse particular aspects of this situation in closer detail.
115. Perhaps a closer analogy would be with a telescope that misrepresented what we were looking at.
116. I pushed through the barrier and went closer to the three men,(sentencedict.com) the ones who were linked.
117. Jezrael's body arched languorously; her dream-self believed she was nestling closer to the Magyar.
118. Keble as a young man enthusiastically planned to edit his works, though on closer acquaintance with them he renounced the project.
119. As for Chelsea, Wise reckons they are inching ever closer to that elusive away victory.
120. Rubenski, one of our most accurate gunners, opened up as we drew closer to the gun position.