Sentence examples for coming closest from inspiring English sources

The skipper coming closest to his prediction wins.

He has never won 20, coming closest with back-to-back 19-win seasons in 1995 and '96.

Dan Rizzie's mixed-media collages synthesize influences from Asian and Western cultures, coming closest to an international modernist aesthetic.

Suarez agitated for a move during the summer, with Arsenal coming closest to clinching his services with a £40m bid before Liverpool blocked any transfer for the forward.

Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak, in 1941, has also been safe, with Pete Rose coming closest, at 44, in 1978.

The Cubs have appeared in seven World Series since, the last in 1945, coming closest to another triumph that year when they lost to Detroit in seven games.

Coming closer now.

"Big-hearted" is coming closer.

(CNBC probably comes closest).

Mr Clark probably comes closest.

But he came close.