Examples of 'was nearer' in a sentence

Meaning of "was nearer"

was nearer - This phrase usually refers to something being closer in distance or time compared to another object or point. It can be used to describe a previous location, price, time, or any other measurable aspect

How to use "was nearer" in a sentence

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was nearer
I felt he was nearer to me than my own kin.
It would be better if point of delivery was nearer.
It turns out it was nearer than he ever realized.
He preferred to think that the end was nearer.
It was nearer to nature than anything we had before.
I would say it was nearer than further.
He was nearer to her now and recognised her immediately.
The new station was nearer the dock gates.
He was nearer to the sun than any man had ever been.
Also this college was nearer to my place.
Was nearer the figure required.
He used to say that it was nearer his nose there.
Wesley was nearer to the romantic period.
It seemed as if the beast was nearer to him.
The trial was nearer than they imagined.

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Facing the shadow of the death which was nearer everyday.
I knew he was nearer to me than my own kin.
Because yours was nearer.
But help was nearer than he anticipated.
And must return to another mountain that was nearer to the city.
Ing also was nearer to them.
Instantly he turned his attention to another draugr who was nearer to him.
At its closest point it was nearer to us than the moon.
It was nearer than that.
Maybe his near beer was nearer than he thought.
It was nearer the pit and had the advantage of a large garden.
But in reality it was nearer half a million.
I was nearer Him than to Egypt.
Though even he knew that this sandwich was nearer his last sandwich than his first.
Jean Kerr was nearer to the truth than she may have understood.
My old man did not He was nearer.
In some ways He was nearer to us and our needs.
In fact there was another relative who was nearer than Boaz.
But Hell was nearer than that.
There were some who suggested I was nearer than that.
I knew he was nearer to me than my own kin The moment I saw him.
Was going to sign for Middlesbrough but Keegan told him Newcastle was nearer to London.
But I was nearer to you than yourself.
Policeman 's description of it as a bottle was nearer the truth.
It was nearer to the truth than her last lie, anyway.
Or if the one on the right was nearer to a meat-vendor.
Jordan was nearer to the crash, so he was chosen over Gardner.
That day, he felt that his death was nearer than usual.
The new well was nearer the village, so more people used that one.
It served the settlements of Paston and Knapton, through it was nearer to the former.
It was nearer than it had been before?
The air was cleaner and it was nearer Bordeaux 's hospitals.
But this was nearer to ' two channel mono ' than true stereo.
I pursued with a paddle and he dived, but when he came up I was nearer than before.
Village, which was nearer his home.

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