Synonym: closest, nighest. Similar words: house arrest, near and dear, near, near by, nearly, nearby, on earth, near to. Meaning: [nɪr /nɪə] adv. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
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181. It was a long hard walk back to the nearest town.
182. They often remain in a state of despair that the world at large and their nearest friends and relatives treat them so badly.
183. He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.
184. Dawn was taken immediately to the nearest hospital and put on a life-support machine in the Intensive Care Unit.
185. With a wicked wink he ducked into the nearest cubicle, safely out of reach.
186. I don't deal, not for anybody, not for my nearest and dearest.
187. I went to the nearest deli and came back with a ham sandwich and a large container of coffee.
188. Or heard yourself screaming in a high pitch while arguing fruitlessly with your nearest and dearest?
189. The unit immediately locates the nearest station, with a vertical green line traversing a gray screen until locking into a signal.
190. We were in the heart of the rainforest, a day's travel from the nearest hospital.
191. The mist and rain enveloped the forest so that we could only see the nearest trees.
192. Janir leaned against her back, toyed with her hair(Sentencedict.com), crawled into her lap and played with the nearest harp strings.
193. She opened her and Clare's bedroom door and fell across Clare's bed, which was nearest.
194. Quick quiz A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land.
195. Just pick up the nearest hunk of high-priced technology you have on hand and hurl it against the wall.
196. If chest pain occurs report immediately to nearest emergency room.
197. Stony Stratford was the town nearest to Wolverton, and by comparison it had considerable charm.
198. As the spot was popular with August Bank holidaymakers, he chose the Sunday nearest to the holiday for the first service.
199. Also, as Sheila Silcock's article highlights, the nearest relative may be unaware of their rights under the Act.
200. She'd just walked in to the nearest doorway and spilled the whole thing to a complete stranger.
201. The nearest lakes are Derwentwater and the larger Ullswater where you can take a cruise.
202. The roots of the nearest hornbeam were obviously damaging the brickwork, much of which was crumbling into fine red powder.
203. If any walls appear to lean, check by going back to the nearest upper window and drop a plumb line down.
204. The United Nations General Assembly has been called the nearest thing to a world parliament.
205. Forbes can apparently spout the results of all presidential elections to the nearest decimal point.
206. Becky put her heel on the nearest piece of broken glass, and crushed it.
207. I calculated angles and distances and located the nearest exit.
208. It was rare for him to feel gratitude to any person, but the nearest was his feeling for the Colonel.
209. He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together, kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders.
210. Nearest challengers Enfield lost their third game in a row by 2-0 at home to Basingstoke Town.
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