How do you use Nearest in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like closest, plus the exact meaning.
Nearest in a sentence
Related words
Nearest meaning
superlative form of near: most near
Synonyms of Nearest
Using Nearest
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of near: most near
- Useful related words include: nighest, closest.
- In the example corpus, nearest often appears in combinations such as: the nearest, your nearest, their nearest.
Context around Nearest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nearest
- In this selection, "nearest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finger, next, ski, integer and railway stand out and add context to how "nearest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and next nearest neighbors form and and the nearest location is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nearest" sits close to words such as exams, fisher and fixture, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nearest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Where is the nearest flood zone or nearest area where water rises quickly? (13 words)
To round a number to its nearest order of magnitude, one rounds its logarithm to the nearest integer. (18 words)
Anyone who may have located any of the medication is asked to take it to their nearest pharmacy or police station. (21 words)
Technically, it’s little more than a three-mile straight line over the sea on the map from the nearest train, but it’s also a three-hour walk (about nine miles) from the nearest neighbours, and only reachable by boat (when the tides allow). (45 words)
In the horizontal approach, solid bars are more commonly used, and the grip is overhand: the hand is not wrapped around the slide, the index finger is nearest the bridge, the little finger nearest the nut, fingers pointing away from the chest. (42 words)
And the reason some of these areas are food deserts is because these residents live spaced out in areas where the nearest retail store, grocery store or gas station is at least a few miles away. (36 words)
Where is the nearest flood zone or nearest area where water rises quickly? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 15 minutes, we will be standing on the west side of Pikes Peak, dozens of miles from the nearest ski resort and seemingly thousands of miles from the nearest ski crowd.
The nearest railway station is a 10 minute walk from the battlefield while the nearest pub is a 25-minute walk or 10 minute cycle ride away.
Technically, it’s little more than a three-mile straight line over the sea on the map from the nearest train, but it’s also a three-hour walk (about nine miles) from the nearest neighbours, and only reachable by boat (when the tides allow).
Village water is so awful that villagers regularly get sick, but to get to the nearest hospital they have to walk 2 km to the highway where they take a bus to the nearest town.
Where is the nearest flood zone or nearest area where water rises quickly?
In the horizontal approach, solid bars are more commonly used, and the grip is overhand: the hand is not wrapped around the slide, the index finger is nearest the bridge, the little finger nearest the nut, fingers pointing away from the chest.
Rounding these downward to an integer gives categories between very "round numbers", rounding them to the nearest integer and applying the inverse function gives the "nearest" round number.
The nearest and next-nearest neighbors form an irregular octahedral complex, with the three atoms in each double layer slightly closer than the three atoms in the next.
The nearest municipal airports are in Chatham and Provincetown, both about convert from town; the nearest national and international service can be found at Logan International Airport in Boston.
The solution changes as the starting point is changed The nearest neighbour (NN) algorithm (a greedy algorithm ) lets the salesman choose the nearest unvisited city as his next move.
To round a number to its nearest order of magnitude, one rounds its logarithm to the nearest integer.
A 67 in round three at Galgorm Castle moved him to 14 under, with fellow Englishman – brother of 2022 US Open champion Matt – and South Africa’s Wilco Nienaber the nearest challengers.
A bulk depot is a staffed facility suited to returning larger quantities of containers and the nearest location is at Carrington or Cardiff.
A design and access statement says neighbouring homes would be more than 29m away from the new warehouse at their nearest point.
After arriving home, he felt hungry and decided to jump in his Renault and drive to the nearest McDonald's, in Chestfield, for food.
Amplify Outdoor, the owner of the poster sites, said none of the ads were displayed within 100 metres of a school, with the closest being 450 metres from the nearest school.
And the reason some of these areas are food deserts is because these residents live spaced out in areas where the nearest retail store, grocery store or gas station is at least a few miles away.
And we're told what's usually a ten-minute walk to the nearest store - is taking some more than 40 minutes due to deep snow.
Anyone who may have located any of the medication is asked to take it to their nearest pharmacy or police station.
Armed with the coupon from the Hashy Meal box, after obviously getting in the right state of mind before leaving, I had my designated driver transport us to our nearest Hi-Pointe (safety first, stoners).
Common combinations with nearest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: