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Example sentences for "little closer"

  • She crept a little closer to him and put her hand into his.

  • The two old people sat down on the form beside Louis, who edged a little closer to Marcella.

  • Tell me all about it," she said, drawing a little closer.

  • He moved his chair a little closer to hers.

  • She had drawn a little closer to her husband.

  • Coulois drew his chair a little closer to Draconmeyer.

  • As the meal progressed, he drew his chair a little closer to the table and leaned over towards his companion.

  • Norgate drew his chair a little closer to his friend's.

  • Her fine, silky eyebrows were drawn a little closer together.

  • His eyebrows had drawn a little closer together.

  • As she gave no sign, beyond drawing a little closer to her lover, he shut the door, which he had opened a few inches.

  • Then he held her perhaps a little closer, and whispered: "It has been something of a night, hasn't it?

  • Her voice fell as she moved a little closer to him.

  • Couldn't you tell me a little closer, instead of standing all that distance off?

  • Presently Lennox set aside his emptied cup, and drawing his chair a little closer to hers, asked-- "When does Errington return?

  • The two crept a little closer to each other, feeling a sort of safety and comfort in that silent companionship.

  • Paul made no answer to his question; he only retreated a little closer to Jube, and laid his head upon the negro's knee.

  • The old lady, at any rate, made no ado about the matter, but nestled a little closer to his side, and asked "if he saw Nelson and Katharine yet?

  • She came a little closer to him so that she could whisper.

  • I crept a little closer to Norah, and took a firm hold on her apron.

  • As she drooped a little closer to the door and wiped her eyes in a miserable fashion, I felt that I could forgive her all the harm which she had done me.

  • He edged a little closer to observe them.

  • The Emperor crept along the leaves a little closer.

  • Of this Rabbi it is said that he once experienced heavy pecuniary losses, whereupon his friends came to his house and said to him, "Let the master but examine his conduct a little closer.

  • But if you look a little closer, you will find that with a few exceptions--such as the school of R.

  • Mrs. Hastings drew her niece a little closer to her.

  • He tiptoed a little closer, and now he saw that the building on which the officer's attention was fixed so intently was none other than the murky and silent structure that had been occupied by Gage and his housekeeper.

  • Now," drawing a little closer to the woman and trying to catch her shifty eyes, "I wish you would tell us who killed him.

  • The policeman drew a little closer to the window, then stood rigid and motionless, as if the building were exerting a peculiar fascination upon him.

  • She had pulled the table a little closer, and on it were her scissors, needles and cotton, as well as the box of matches and the candle which she would be allowed to light presently when Pater Bonifácius came.

  • He drew a little closer to her, so close that he could feel her shoulder under the shawl quivering against his arm.

  • He laughed again, and she nestled a little closer, and her small hand closed a little more tightly on his arm.

  • She nestled a little closer to him, and her brows came level with sudden gravity and doubt.

  • Going a little closer, and never taking her eyes off the child] Yes.

  • He moves a little closer to the door, his stockinged feet making no noise.

  • Then, drawing a little closer, he looks into her face.

  • The girl seemed to have crept a little closer to him, as for comfort and protection.

  • She seemed to snuggle up a little closer to him, her lips were rippling with smiles, her bright eyes saw freedom and love, her heart was very warm with gratitude to this man who was helping her.

  • She bent her head, and Johnny, strangely puzzled, slipped his arm about her and drew her a little closer to him.

  • Suddenly you find yourself drawn a little closer to John Willie Garden.

  • He still had an arm about either of their waists, and he fancied that June pressed a little closer to him.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little closer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    each according; good times; little cayenne; little chapel; little corner; little disappointed; little earlier; little enough; little excitement; little farm; little faster; little fresh; little friends; little gravy; little hole; little impatiently; little importance; little inclined; little land; little mace; little paper; little rough; little spirits; little sweetheart; little voice; storage batteries