Sentence examples for a position nearer from inspiring English sources

And, as Ms. Wintour had predicted, several attendees at the Donna Karan show seemed to be angling for a position nearer the exit (herself included) as match time for the men's final neared and Ms. Karan took her bow.

Mosley, 36, was the wily veteran, looking to maintain a position near the top of the sport.

Corporal Thompson grabbed his M-16 rifle, tossed his night vision goggles over his shoulder and took up a position near a command tent.

The missiles were fired from a position near a mosque just a half-mile from Bin Laden's compound, Mr. Umarzai said.

The Hazaras took up a position near the cemetery, and soon two men carrying heavy blankets rounded a corner and passed a mud wall.

He had all of the goal to aim at from a position near the penalty spot yet managed to a post.

This year, after adding only a role player or two, they have vaulted up to a position near the top of the rankings.

All around her is urban bustle, seen and heard, but the camera never shifts from a position near the middle of the dashboard.

Haye admitted to trying just a bit harder when he noticed Dundee, who looks increasingly like Yoda, take up a position near the corner post.

Rommel retreated to a position near Agedabia (Ajdābiyā), and in late December 1941 he was reinforced with two tank companies and a few batteries of artillery.

Inside the mediocre lobby we staked out a position near the numbered boxes, innocuously pretending to screw up our change-of-address forms so that we had to start over again a dozen times.