Sentence examples for Slightly nearer from inspiring English sources

Brown prefers a key slightly nearer square than the standard design.

Had it been slightly nearer or slightly further away, victory would still have been theirs.

They went on benefits and rented a one-bedroom apartment in Parkdale, a suburb slightly nearer Toronto.

Lampton has a twinning project with a school in Uganda, but when I ask John if she has thought of twinning with a school slightly nearer home, perhaps one in Devon with a predominantly white intake, she shakes her head.

Place the softened wrapper on your work surface and put a line of tofu slices in the middle of the wrapper, slightly nearer the edge closest to you, leaving a 1 1/2-inch margin on the sides.

Alternatively, you could try the slightly nearer Blake Museum in Bridgwater, which displays a collection of military and other exhibits from the time of King Alfred the Great, through the English Civil War and into the 20th century.

At 9.16 the plane, banking slightly, neared its final destination.

At the water's edge go left; the path climbs slightly near a cottage.

He was on second base when a ball was driven to deep center and Bush thought it would be a home run, so he slowed slightly nearing third.

The building bends slightly near the center, giving it a more streamlined appearance in the skyline and orienting the rooms toward the most spectacular views.

Monday evening, Tropical Storm Harvey had drifted to the Texas coastline Monday and strengthened ever so slightly near the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.