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

Moved Closer in a sentence

About this phrase

Words in this phrase

moved closer

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • moved can mean: Emotionally affected; touched. Common word
  • closer can mean: comparative form of close: more close Frequent word

Context words

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

compass 2× magnetic 2× former 2× nightmare 2× china 2× russia 2× store 2× flo 2× flames 1× tuesday 1× afternoon 1× knew 1×

Related phrases

closer look getting closer get closer gets closer closer ties

Other phrases with this word

Other phrases with closer:

closer look 14× getting closer 12× get closer 10× gets closer 9×

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

getting closer get closer gets closer

Example types with moved closer

Below, the examples are grouped by length and sentence type:

Short example sentences

They moved closer last night. (5 words)

Perez moved closer to the platform. (6 words)

As they moved closer, they realised the boat was Jamal’s. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Zambian-born Tendayi Achiume, rapporteur on racism, looked into the mistreatment of immigrants and spike in hate crime as the UK moved closer to Brexit and harsh effects of austerity, especially on ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups. (38 words)

After an ice cream and a sit down on a slightly damp picnic blanket underneath my umbrella we moved closer to the stage as former JLS member Marvin Humes made his Winchester debut. (33 words)

But since Trump’s election, the network has moved closer and closer to the White House line — too much so, it seems, for even some of its own reliably conservative commentators. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

But as the flames moved closer and closer Tuesday afternoon, they knew they had to flee.

But since Trump’s election, the network has moved closer and closer to the White House line — too much so, it seems, for even some of its own reliably conservative commentators.

As the compass is moved closer and closer to one of the magnetic poles of the Earth, the compass becomes more sensitive to crossing its magnetic field lines.

After an ice cream and a sit down on a slightly damp picnic blanket underneath my umbrella we moved closer to the stage as former JLS member Marvin Humes made his Winchester debut.

As she moved closer, the nightmare, the ultimate nightmare for a parent, came into focus.

As they moved closer, they realised the boat was Jamal’s.

He said business was brisk for several years, then “the city moved closer,” bringing big-box stores within easy driving distance of Hockinson.

Then, Richardson, with microphone in hand, moved closer to the students for a question-and-answer period.

China has moved closer to Russia, but it has not accommodated the United States or Ukraine.

Former senior leader for Whole Foods, The Grocery Store Guy, writes that high-selling products might be moved closer to the front of the store.

In 2023, Flo moved closer to achieving its 1 billion target, by granting free access to Flo Premium in 37 additional countries.

It moved closer to that goal, with an operating margin of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter.

They moved closer last night.

As a result, the international community moved closer to ostracising such acts.

Bayern moved closer to a record-extending 30th German league title with a 5-0 drubbing of struggling Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday.

His country wants to join the EU, but his government has moved closer to Russia and China in a seesaw battle for influence.

I asked a resident if I should get a gown before I moved closer to wake her up.

In Syria, the Emirati rulers have moved closer to the Assad regime (which is supported by Iran) as Syrian troops fight Turkish-backed fighters in the north.

Perez moved closer to the platform.

Zambian-born Tendayi Achiume, rapporteur on racism, looked into the mistreatment of immigrants and spike in hate crime as the UK moved closer to Brexit and harsh effects of austerity, especially on ethnic minorities and other disadvantaged groups.