Sentence examples for of their closer from inspiring English sources

How come dinosaurs, turtles, octopuses, birds and fishes all have beaks but some of their closer relatives don't?

Their meeting in last year's Australian Open final was one of their closer encounters, but the outcome was just the same.

Another factor was the balky elbow of their closer, Brian Wilson, whose arm trouble toward the end of the 2011 campaign ended up costing him virtually all of 2012, after Tommy John elbow surgery in April.

Still, the Braves have lost John Smoltz, a leading starting pitcher, to injury, and the lingering ill will from the racist comments of their closer, John Rocker, will not help team chemistry.

Perversely claiming they had exempted the younger pupils and targeted only the older boys because of their closer association with the army, they cynically tried to legitimise killing a 15-year-old as if it was in any way less morally abhorrent than killing a 12-year-old.

What they would like as a sign of their closer's return is a lead and a 1-2-3 ninningnninning

They also analyzed the DNA of their closest lowland relatives.

Neither side wishes any weakening of their close military ties.

Many of their close friends know, but most of their casual acquaintances don't.

In each case, the presidents were acting against the advice of most of their close advisers.

"Maybe it was always their intention to do that to one of their closest rivals".