1. He leaned nearer, speaking confidentially.

2. She was engaged in dressing a doll for the bazaar which loomed nearer and nearer.

3. Walking nearer, he murmured bleakly, Ma.

4. Approached: to come near or nearer

5. Caught me bending was nearer the mark.

6. As Christmas drew nearer, sleep became more elusive.

7. The parson rode a step or two nearer.

8. As we creep nearer and nearer to cold weather, I thought I'd give you a quick update on my apartment-sized Victory Garden.

9. Nearer home, Northern Ireland only produced renewed deadlock.

10. The Avent Anti - colic Nipple - nearer to natural feeding.

11. The move brought him nearer, towering over her.

12. 1827): Amatembu living inland and amaXhosa nearer the coast

13. Anterior (not comparable) (anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal

14. The Federals held the position nearer the coveted town.

15. The official figures show, actually, it's nearer to three-quarters.

16. As they moved nearer, Nuadu felt the heat belch out.

17. A night's labour brought the sculpture one step nearer perfection.

18. 8 The Avent Anti - colic Nipple - nearer to natural feeding.

19. Phrasal verb If a group of people Close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them

20. 27 Please watch the local press for details nearer the time.

21. To come or go near or nearer to: Approached the tunnel

22. The gap between candidates usually narrows nearer to polling day.

23. They are the more insolent, and it is the nearer ended.

24. 22 With our salvation so much nearer, we must keep awake!

25. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring Approaches

26. They stood their ground, mute and attentive, though they came no nearer.

27. To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring Approaches. 2

28. It'slowly drew nearer, with each day bringing a new harbinger of its coming.

29. Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.

30. You should contact your Travel Agent for further information nearer your departure date.

31. He looked on in horrified fascination as the ship drew nearer to the rocks.

32. In the meantime, electricity prices were gradually raised to nearer long-run costs.

33. The truth is we're nearer the Dark Ages than we care to admit.

34. The footsteps came nearer, grew quiet and turned to low whispers like ghosts lamenting.

35. Situated nearer the mouth in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of Aborad

36. 27 Nearer the sea and along the rivers the soils were all fine silt.

37. Through our adherence to this practice of charity, we are drawn nearer to God.

38. 27 He looked on in horrified fascination as the ship drew nearer to the rocks.

39. Areas nearer to China are most affected, as it is the main market for the timber.

40. Near the end of its life the houses nearer Century Street was derelict for some time.

41. Beekeeping: Florida Bee Botany 2 colonies to plants is also important, the nearer the better

42. The image can be focused by moving the eyepiece nearer and further from the objective.

43. 19 They thus exhibit a strong tendency to drag their feet as doomsday draws nearer.

44. The noises got nearer and shapes became clearer - horses pulling a long wagon train. Sentencedict.com

45. Nearer to hand there are inviting lake or valley towns like Riva, gateway to the Dolomites.

46. Approach definition, to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they Approached the intersection

47. Although it is true that I am near of kin, is a kinsman - redeemer nearer than I.

48. Overseas Mission was not so popular when we realized the heathen were nearer than we thought.

49. 30: The Adventitious disappearance of those nearer the throne than the duke had, moreover, set tongues awagging.

50. The fastener preferably having reduced adhesive strength in the zones nearer the transverse sides of the flap.

51. The windlass creaked slowly as the rope wound up creak bringing the bucket nearer the top.

52. Other environmental pressures could shorten this to nearer the fifty years required by law in the United States.

53. Instead, they want three anaesthetists who live nearer Llandudno Hospital to be put on a local cover rota.

54. My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion.

55. The structure is designed to reward the teams finishing nearer the top and the most Consistent teams.

56. Are you proud of them, but at the same time, do you sometimes wish they were nearer?

57. After the manner of Annalists, his work becomes more diffuse the nearer he approaches his own time

58. * As Milali went nearer we saw the Jarawas running in the direction of Milali towards their huts .

59. Approach definition, to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they Approached the intersection

60. I pursued with a paddle and he dived, but when he came up I was nearer than before.

61. If the nearer accepts it she is branded as a liar at worst and as stubborn at best.

62. This time, instead of throwing the rope, the Judge moved nearer to Moore, and held the noose open.

63. 17 Although it is true that I am near of kin, is a kinsman - redeemer nearer than I.

64. She brooded over the strangeness of her long sight - over the seeing of far-away thins that came nearer.

65. Is that Anterior is (anatomy) nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human while ventral is (anatomy) on the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface

66. Synonyms for Approach include advance, come, near, close, come closer, draw close, draw closer, draw near, draw nearer and loom

67. The Croupier pushes the seven hundred and forty pounds of the unlucky player a foot nearer to the bank

68. Bondmen UNDER THE TUDORS 2.37 excellent, but he hardly brings us much nearer to the solution of the problem

69. Up to $35 cash back  · With your departure date coming nearer, the Airfare tends to rise

70. The Awoken ships draw nearer to the Guardian's, flanking it on either side, as they wait for a response

71. All the old fusty stuff had to be blown away, of course, so we might be nearer to nature.

72. Crookback Dick was pleased to cheer the exploit, and, pushing his horse a little nearer, called to see the prisoners

73. I desperately attempted to draw my oar nearer to me, but in doing so created an immediate and irretrievable imbalance.

74. Yet state censorship has arguably come much nearer and become more sinister with the Spycatcher affair and the more recent Section

75. 10 The belay will probably be a few feet lower than it was and nearer to the exit from the groove.

76. And for many of us, that threshold is drawing nearer, or already a distant smirch in the rear-view mirror.

77. The changes will lead to more flexible leases, and leases nearer to 15 years than the present norm of 25 years.

78. However, we are not that much nearer to a world order dominated by a fair application of the rule of law.

79. Nearer, I distinguished the green slime of ditches mixing with the pale drab of dried clay and shiny, Coaly patches

80. Note the perspective of clouds and colour in the sky; how the clouds recede in distance nearer to the horizon.