Example Sentences

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The feeling of a nearness of death in those early pandemic months made me think more deeply about what was truly important to me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Many analysts have learned to take Musk's utterances with a grain of salt after earlier predictions about the nearness of fully autonomous driving didn't come to pass.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Whenever its voice becomes audible its earnest denunciations of the Prince are accompanied by regret at his nearness to the throne.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

But one through-line in her book is the constant nearness of loss, of pain, of suffering.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

He bumps her elbow and knocks into her shoulder, as if it’s due to accidental nearness.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti