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How to use closeness in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun

Closeness means the state of being close (all senses). Example: “He made a sneering comment about their closeness.”

More sentences with closeness

  • He made a sneering comment about their closeness.From the entry sneering
  • Eva approached me , and her closeness made my senses come alive.2023 October 19, Haliya May, Savage Devotion, Haliya May. From the entry charged
  • Closeness to Hollywood (with its fantasy world of entertainment bizazz) influenced strip architecture.2011, John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, “Observing Roadside America”, in Remembering Roadside America: Preserving the Recent Past as…. From the entry pizzazz
  • Although its closeness was mitigated with lavender-water, the atmosphere smelt faintly of rotten apples.1933, Ethel Lina White, chapter 5, in Some Must Watch. From the entry lavender water
  • Often spotted holding hands, their closeness is undeniable, and there are pages online still dedicated to speculation and evidence about Kaylor.2024, Kat McKenna, Look What You Made Me Do: The Ultimate Guide for Taylor Swift Fans!, unnumbered page. From the entry Kaylor
  • By definition, proximity refers to the degree of physical closeness or nearness in this case, with personal space.2003, J. B. Lane, “Manage Your Personal Space”, in Wine, Dine and 69 Ways to Get Some, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry get some
  • But thanks to pandemic-shuttered TikTok-ing teens, the anthem with an urgent pulse and message of longing for closeness reignited the Liverpool export’s profile.2020 December 25, Melissa Ruggieri, “12 of the best songs of 2020”, in The Brownsville Herald, Brownsville, Tex., section “Banners…. From the entry TikTok
  • The metaperspective aims to assess the degree to which one relationship member can accurately infer the other member's closeness, commitment, and complementarity.2007, Sophia Jowett, David Lavallee, Social psychology in sport. From the entry metaperspective
  • What is also required of eggcorns is phonetic closeness -- they should do better than "electrocution" for "elocution" or "allegory" for "alligator".2005 November 5, Chris Waigl, “The Eggcornin' Bob Dylan”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet). From the entry eggcorn
  • His closeness to his teachers was exemplified by the fact that he regarded them with respect and allowed no one to take them for granted.1989, E[ugene] Wijeysingha, The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon: The Story of the Raffles Institution 1823–1985, Singapore: Pioneer Book Centre…. From the entry Rafflesian
  • I guess that intangible something is closeness to perfection which makes my favorite science-fiction promag so easy to take with nary a word.1941 April, Joe Fortier, “Brass Tacks”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 2, page 156. From the entry promag
  • By reason of their closeness to the Stages they have caught the contagion of foul-mouthedness, and accusations of bribery, corruption, and evil-living are many.1920, Rudyard Kipling, Letters of Travel (1892-1913). From the entry foulmouthedness
  • Put into English, the Saga seems too Norse; and there is often a hitchiness in the verse that suggests translation with overmuch heed for literal closeness.2019, James Russell Lowell, The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays. From the entry hitchiness
  • Perhaps I would be able to help him recapture the well-being and emotional closeness he fantasied his brother had experienced with his parents prior to his birth.2013, Mark J. Blechner, Hope and Mortality: Psychodynamic Approaches to AIDS and HIV. From the entry fantasy
  • It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover one's life path and purpose.2007, John Zerzan, Silence, page 3. From the entry fast
  • The province of Pampanga, because of its closeness to Manila, suffered most from the polo services and the bandala since its rice produce and timber were in great demand.1999, Manuel A. Caoili, The Origins of Metropolitan Manila, page 28. From the entry bandala
  • As soon as he opened the door, he smelled her light perfume and the calid closeness of a room where a woman had slept the night.1993, Joe Donnelly, Still Life, London […]: Century, →ISBN, page 419. From the entry calid
  • So they walked till they came to Claremont and Kumalo was shocked by its shabbiness and dirtiness, and the closeness of the houses, and the filth in the streets.1948, Alan Paton, chapter 6, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, published 1987. From the entry dirtiness
  • The importance of intimacy and closeness in relationships affected by alexinomia adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that social anxiety is at least partly rooted in attachment insecurities.2025, Thomas Ditye, Mara Sartorio, Lisa Welleschik, “Name avoidance in social anxiety: Understanding alexinomia”, in Journal of Anxiety…. From the entry alexinomia

Meaning of closeness

  1. noun The state of being close (all senses).
  2. noun The state of being friends.
  3. noun The state of being mean or stingy.

Full definition of closeness

Questions about closeness in a sentence

How do you use closeness in a sentence?
Closeness is used as a noun. For example: “He made a sneering comment about their closeness.”
What is a short sentence with closeness?
“He made a sneering comment about their closeness.”
What does closeness mean?
Closeness means the state of being close (all senses).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: closeness (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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