How to Use to the nearest in a Sentence

to the nearest

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Definition of to the nearestnext
  • To refill the Hew Dewy, untwist the top and bring the bottom piece to the nearest sink.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The two caregivers grabbed the injured woman, fled to the nearest bathroom and locked the door.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Since the station can’t move, there’s no hope of getting to the nearest planet that takes in refugees.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
  • The winter sky was already dark, but the teen stormed to the nearest sheriff’s station about a mile away.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2024
  • The winter sky was already dark, but the teen stormed to the nearest sheriff’s station about a mile away.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
  • That trip includes a roughly 20-minute walk to the nearest bus station.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Instead of eating indoors, take your lunch to the nearest park or the waterfront and enjoy the fresh air—and the views.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2023
  • Simply head to the nearest military base and find the motor pool.
    — Aaron Kiley, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Finally, pack up and head to the nearest mechanic to change your spare for a longer-term tire.
    — Lauren Farrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • No one knows the actual death toll—not even to the nearest hundred thousand.
    — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Take a photo and make arrangements with the DNR to transport the carp to the nearest fisheries office.
    — John Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • What follows is the inevitable mad dash to the nearest store where you’re confronted with a wall of bottles.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Swiftly, yet quietly, make your way to the nearest shore.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Each layer is fired in a kiln timed to the nearest second with the details of the dragon taking shape with each firing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Having to make a run to the nearest Target, Barnes & Noble, or bookstore for a new book every two days.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • The pay data provided was rounded to the nearest $1,000.
    — Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
  • Most people, when asked to fill out a form, round off unwieldy numbers to the nearest hundred or thousand.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Each layer is fired in a kiln, with the firing time precisely defined to the nearest second.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The inspector was able to run to the nearest surviving span before the bridge collapsed and survived.
    — Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • Estimates are shown to the nearest dollar; rows or columns may not sum due to rounding.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
  • Natalia said that to get medication, her mother needed to take a taxi to the nearest city.
    — USA Today, 31 May 2023
  • While the deep winters can be gray and a walk to the nearest dry cleaner is impossible, living upstate brings me more joy than the city has in decades.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes a lack of capacity is reflected in long waits at the polls, but other times the problem is the distance to the nearest polling place.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Picture housing above retail shops, sidewalks designed for leisure and dining, and a short walk — not a drive — to the nearest grocery store.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The area lacked a primary care clinic for over a decade, and many patients would drive an hour or more to the nearest hospital before the clinic opened in 2019.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
  • The kibbutz residents, familiar with this aspect of life on the border, rush to the nearest bomb shelter.
    — Yahav Winner, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And with a cordless design, it's not restricted to the nearest power outlet.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The bodies of those presumed dead remain onboard the ship and are now being transferred to the nearest port, according to de Vega.
    — Scott McLean, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Rushed to the nearest field hospital, Andriy fell into a coma.
    — Guy Davies, ABC News, 24 July 2023
  • The university sits in a small valley of desert scrub four miles from the two lane highway that runs to the nearest city, Temecula, which is another 25 miles away.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024

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