Below you will find example sentences with "closest thing". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Closest Thing in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: closest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.9 words

Words in this phrase

closest thing

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • closest can mean: superlative form of close: most close. Frequent word
  • thing can mean: That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

was the closest thing to a 2× actually the closest thing i can 1× arguably the closest thing to cinematic 1× be the closest thing yet to 1× become the closest thing they both 1× become the closest thing to parties 1× been the closest thing we ve 1× captured the closest thing to that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although he still 1× ampadu however is 1× as far as 1× closest thing was 1× destiny sure did 1× dlc is currently 1×

Common sentence endings:

a best friend 1× a definitive game 1× arbiter of recessions 1× brady right now 1× county council races 1× funky in mk8 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

seen 3× get 2× become 2× mind 2× city 2× nfl 2× biden 2× comp 2× although 1× donkey 1× kong 1× animations 1×

Related phrases

good thing closest friends whole thing same thing terrible thing closest approach closest friend

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around closest:

closest friends 18× closest approach 6× closest friend 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

closest friends closest friend closest approach closer ties closer look closely related

Just after it in the phrase index:

closing arguments closing date closing down closing stages clothing brand clothing store

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

closest friends closest approach closest friend

Same ending:

good thing whole thing same thing terrible thing

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "closest thing" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as was the closest thing to a, actually the closest thing i can, seen, get and become stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with good thing, closest friends, whole thing, closest friends, closest approach and closest friend, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with closest thing

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

DLC is currently the closest thing there is to a definitive game. (12 words)

It might just be the closest thing yet to a true one-bike solution. (14 words)

That was the closest thing to a pet I had, but I really loved that snail. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the daring, boundary-pushing mind of expertly brings them together to produce the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, arguably the closest thing to cinematic perfection to come out of the 2000s. (34 words)

He said he planned to vote for Mulino, because it was the closest thing he could get to Martinelli, adding that he earned a decent amount of money under the former president's leadership. (34 words)

Up until about a decade ago, Mr. Yoshida’s domain, St. Marks Place and Stuyvesant Street near Third Avenue, was the closest thing to a Little Tokyo concept in the city. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although he still has Donkey Kong’s animations and voice, it’s the closest thing players can get to Funky in MK8.

Ampadu, however, is the closest thing we have seen to profile since Marcelo Bielsa transformed the Leeds lad in 2018.

Closest thing was “Shoot Me Down” with Lil Wayne, but even that was different from the rest of the songs on the project.

Destiny sure did my making the fan-favorite cyborg Genos and cross paths and become the closest thing they both have to have a best friend.

However, the daring, boundary-pushing mind of expertly brings them together to produce the brilliant Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, arguably the closest thing to cinematic perfection to come out of the 2000s.

In contrast, Chucky's original human self, Charles Lee Ray, grabbed the closest thing to transfer his spirit into after he was shot.

Over the last five years, the Kansas City Chiefs have been the closest thing we’ve seen to a dynasty in the NFL.

Reminds me of Biden, actually, the closest thing I can think is Biden, because he's told some whoppers,' he added.

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Some believe Lyles is the closest thing to pure star power men’s sprinting has seen since Usain Bolt called it quits in 2017.

The closest thing would be Fresno State’s Jake Haener, but he’s in need of polish.

The N.B.E.R. is the closest thing we’ve got to an official arbiter of recessions.

There is no comp. The closest thing I could find to a comp was in over half a century has made fewer movies.

Up until about a decade ago, Mr. Yoshida’s domain, St. Marks Place and Stuyvesant Street near Third Avenue, was the closest thing to a Little Tokyo concept in the city.

As far as experts are aware, the birth of a great white shark has never been witnessed, but Carlos Gauna may have captured the closest thing to that.

DLC is currently the closest thing there is to a definitive game.

He said he planned to vote for Mulino, because it was the closest thing he could get to Martinelli, adding that he earned a decent amount of money under the former president's leadership.

In the past few elections, the ‘Ohana Coalition and the groups that rose to challenge it have become the closest thing to parties in the nonpartisan County Council races.

It might just be the closest thing yet to a true one-bike solution.

Skip Bayless explains why he believes Joe Burrow is the closest thing the NFL has to Tom Brady right now.

That was the closest thing to a pet I had, but I really loved that snail.

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