Closer is an English word with synonyms like person or nearer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Closer in a sentence
Related words
Closer meaning
comparative form of close: more close
Synonyms of Closer
Using Closer
- The main meaning on this page is: comparative form of close: more close
- Useful related words include: person, nearer, fireman, relief pitcher.
- In the example corpus, closer often appears in combinations such as: closer to, and closer, closer and.
Context around Closer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Closer
- In this selection, "closer" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, get, getting, seen, tuesday, spot and inside stand out and add context to how "closer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include closer and closer, closer and closer to the, closer look, getting closer and get closer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "closer" sits close to words such as considering, featured and roads, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with closer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jackson and the Ravens appear to be heading closer and closer to a divorce. (14 words)
The Hudson Valley Pickleball & Golf Center is inching closer and closer to their opening day. (15 words)
The visitors look closer and closer to netting a second, and Wolves must act fast. (15 words)
We understand the circumstances, and although no one’s going in assuming we’re going to lose, but we know that it’s a build year, and that each game, we’re just trying to get closer and closer to the goal of winning a championship eventually. (47 words)
He broke the Steelers’ all-time sacks record, recorded the second-most sacks in NFL history in his first 100 games behind only Reggie White, and at the end of the season put him closer and closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (44 words)
As a result, Holmes got demoted from the closer spot in September and pitched in lower-leverage situations for the Yankees in the postseason (with Luke Weaver acting as the primary closer for the team’s World Series run). (39 words)
As you get closer and closer to our home star, you better pray your car’s air conditioner is in good shape! (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
A lot of pressure rides on the shoulders of and the Denver Broncos as the regular season inches closer and closer.
As you get closer and closer to our home star, you better pray your car’s air conditioner is in good shape!
At times the moon is closer to the Earth than it is at other times, and when it’s closer to the Earth, they called it the super moon.
But as the flames moved closer and closer Tuesday afternoon, they knew they had to flee.
Jackson and the Ravens appear to be heading closer and closer to a divorce.
After umpire Gerry Davis motioned for Beltré to get closer to the on-deck circle, the player instead dragged the large plastic mat marking that spot closer to him.
As a result, Holmes got demoted from the closer spot in September and pitched in lower-leverage situations for the Yankees in the postseason (with Luke Weaver acting as the primary closer for the team’s World Series run).
He broke the Steelers’ all-time sacks record, recorded the second-most sacks in NFL history in his first 100 games behind only Reggie White, and at the end of the season put him closer and closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
I made my way closer and closer inside the venue, and I finally got close to backstage.
Keep reading to learn how to watch the NBA playoffs live for free to see which teams get closer and closer to the NBA Finals.
Spending her days observing Héloïse and her nights painting, Marianne finds herself getting closer and closer to her model.
Steven Gerrard has personally wished Tyson Fury luck as the big fight edges closer, and closer.
The auroras are normally seen closer to the North Pole but can be seen closer to the equator depending on the strength of the geomagnetic storm.
The Hudson Valley Pickleball & Golf Center is inching closer and closer to their opening day.
The visitors look closer and closer to netting a second, and Wolves must act fast.
We understand the circumstances, and although no one’s going in assuming we’re going to lose, but we know that it’s a build year, and that each game, we’re just trying to get closer and closer to the goal of winning a championship eventually.
With Christmas getting closer and closer many families are already busy planning what presents to buy as well as how to fund the cost of ensuring their children get everything they want on the big day.
Amid the influx to the Atlanta suburbs, political observers in Georgia have been watching elections get closer and closer.
As I walked closer to them, but no closer than six feet, I realized they weren’t even paying attention to me.
Claycord removed my original post where I wrote about the customer at Safeway who was not wearing a mask talking loud and kept getting closer and closer to me when I was checking out.
Phrases with closer
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with closer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- closer to 128×
- and closer 57×
- closer and 56×
- closer look 14×
- getting closer 12×
- get closer 10×
- the closer 10×
- gets closer 9×
- closer the 9×
- is closer 7×