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Sentence count:293+26Posted:2017-03-21Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: closestnighestSimilar words: house arrestnear and dearnearnear bynearlynearbyon earthnear toMeaning: [nɪr /nɪə]  adv. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance. 
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211. Water had to be ferried from the nearest hydrant using a bowser.
212. Nevertheless, it was the nearest approach to a foreign ministry which the country had as yet possessed.
213. Many of my constituents live 50 miles from the nearest district general hospital.
214. Next to the speaking engagement, the nearest legal equivalent to the straight cash bribe is the campaign contribution.
215. You can also request a free nursery catalogue and find out where the nearest Tomy stockist is in your area.
216. The nearest common ancestor of man and the modern great apes died out about 30 million years ago.
217. She had come to this, to a limp white heap who had forgotten the names of her nearest and dearest.
218. To the nearest post-box go, send of your entries ... don't be low!
219. Here they re-live the life of a pioneer in the wilderness, when the nearest living soul was 20 miles away.
220. He said he was trying to find the latitude and longitude of the nearest pie.
221. It does no harm to write to the nearest local residents and businesses,(www.Sentencedict.com) but generally this is a long shot.
222. As the nearest relative, I have found the care team bound by rules of confidentiality which limit communication.
223. Still, as Jane belonged nowhere, Sussex became the nearest thing to home.
224. The girl nearest to the car, noticing the fixity of his stare, responded with a discreet V sign.
225. The nearest competitor service was transport information and reservations, at 53%.
226. This is shown by experiments with humanity's nearest living relative, the chimpanzee.
227. There is no evidence that the raised incidence in Seascale extends to the two county districts nearest to Sellafield or to Cumbria generally.
228. Wearily, Kelly made her way back to her car, drove to the nearest hotel and booked a room.
229. He drew a deep breath and headed for the nearest parked car.
230. If you smell smoke, hit the floor, and crawl to the nearest exit.
231. He finally slumped against the nearest crate and stared at the dimpled area around the bung.
232. The nearest centre with camping, chip shops, pubs etc is St Just, five miles south down the B3306.
233. As I couldn't take Lisabeth with me, it was the nearest thing I had to a lethal weapon.
234. By then, it was all over but the trip to the medicine cabinet to find the nearest aspirin bottle.
235. The Boots Booklovers Library, the nearest equivalent, survived until the sixties; the branch in Exeter closed in 1965.
236. Novels may have changed, but dropping hints about your will remains a sure-fire way to annoy your nearest and dearest.
237. Sentimental visits home were punctuated by heated and bitter political arguments with my nearest and dearest.
238. Birkenhead St Mary's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost.
239. It was the nearest thing to a coherent defence system yet seen at Verdun.
240. The media corps were not dressed much better as they tossed on whatever was nearest after being woken from a deep sleep.
More similar words: house arrestnear and dearnearnear bynearlynearbyon earthnear tounearthfar and nearnearnessnear missnot nearlyearnestrestwrestforestcrestearnestlyyesteryearresearcharrestunrestrest onresearcherrestorerestartforestallfor the restinterest
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