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

Getting Closer in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: closer
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.6 words

Words in this phrase

getting closer

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • getting can mean: present participle and gerund of get Common word
  • closer can mean: comparative form of close: more close Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

2000 is getting closer and closer 1× and kept getting closer and closer 1× at least getting closer having come 1× carson williams getting closer to the 1× city and getting closer to nature 1× date is getting closer and we 1× fences slowly getting closer and closer 1× finds herself getting closer and closer 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

analysing burnley s 1× china and russia 1× claycord removed my 1× dan mullen and 1× during an interview 1× during his programme 1×

Common sentence endings:

a conference title 1× a submerged settlement 1× agreement every day 1× as they progress 1× at turf moor 1× closer and closer 1×

Context words

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

finds 2× day 2× operating 2× row 2× ufc 2× spending 1× days 1× observing 1× nights 1× painting 1× marianne 1× herself 1×

Related phrases

getting bigger getting stuck closer look getting better getting worse getting harder get closer getting stronger started getting gets closer

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around closer:

closer look 14× get closer 10× gets closer 9× moved closer 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

getting bigger getting better gets closer get worse get together get tired

Just after it in the phrase index:

getting engaged getting harder getting ready getting stronger getting stuck getting worse

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

getting bigger getting stuck getting better getting worse getting harder getting stronger

Same ending:

get closer gets closer moved closer

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "getting closer" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2000 is getting closer and closer, and kept getting closer and closer, finds, day and operating stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with getting bigger, getting stuck, closer look, closer look, get closer and gets closer, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with getting closer

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

Short example sentences

China and Russia seem to be getting closer together. (9 words)

They’re getting closer and closer to 3 yards per play! (11 words)

You could feel the intense heat as it was getting closer and closer. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Analysing Burnley’s display on attempted to put a positive spin on things by suggesting Vincent Kompany’s men are at least getting closer, having come four minutes away from claiming that long-awaited first win at Turf Moor. (39 words)

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. (36 words)

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. (34 words)

Exclamation examples

They’re getting closer and closer to 3 yards per play! (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

Spending her days observing Héloïse and her nights painting, Marianne finds herself getting closer and closer to her model.

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.

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.

Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators are getting closer and closer to competing for a conference title.

Fishing ships operating in the area have also occasionally discovered archaeological remains — researchers are getting closer and closer, but they haven’t yet found a submerged settlement.

The proportion of non-earners within the Russell 2000 is getting closer and closer to 30%.

They’re getting closer and closer to 3 yards per play!

In the basement, a neon playground had us meandering through row after row of chain-link fences, slowly getting closer and closer to the menacing clowns watching our every move.

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You could feel the intense heat as it was getting closer and closer.

These algorithms work by getting closer and closer to the optimal solution as they progress.

The macOS Sonoma release date is getting closer and we’re getting questions about the next operating system for Mac.

There's also the fact that fans have been getting much more Benson and Stablercame into the mix, and the former partners have been getting closer than ever.

It’s just about getting out of the city, and getting closer to nature.

Analysing Burnley’s display on attempted to put a positive spin on things by suggesting Vincent Kompany’s men are at least getting closer, having come four minutes away from claiming that long-awaited first win at Turf Moor.

But it’s an intriguing thought as Cargill continues to plant teases while * indicate we’re getting closer to her debut.

But they still have middle infield depth with Taylor Walls, Jonathan Aranda, Osleivis Basabe, Vidal Brujan, Isaac Paredes and Curtis Mead, plus touted prospect Carson Williams getting closer to the majors.

China and Russia seem to be getting closer together.

During an interview with Fox News that aired last month, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated that they are getting closer to such an agreement "every day".

During his programme this week, the Attorney General reiterated, “We are getting closer to the realization of that dream to make Guyana the home of a regional law school.

Evan Elder has gone 0-2 in the UFC and finds his back getting closer to the wall here as an 0-3 start in the UFC might end his time with the promotion.

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