Sentence examples for nearest, he from inspiring English sources
That was the nearest he got to a reproof.
The nearest he comes to losing it is growing a great big long beard.
Often the nearest he got was in the tram on the way to work, pressing himself against strap-hanging secretaries.
The winner came from Derbyshire, which suggests the nearest he has been to Bow Bells is Buxton.
The nearest he came was scoring the opening goal of Euro 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw.
The nearest he gets to straightforward dancing is in a cycle of biographical works about the lives of dancers.
Lutyens showed loyalty by tolerance and endurance, the nearest he could manage to serious emotions outside architecture.
The nearest he came was at Silverstone in 1979 when, after a stirring battle with his nemesis, Roberts, he lost out by less than a wheel.
"I'm nowhere near close," he said.
The singularity really is near, he claims.
As the end of summer neared, he threw himself into job-hunting.
