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Meanings of get nearer in English

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Usage of get nearer in English
1
He could get nearer the latter; he had been raised with them.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920
2
This time his heart raced as he watched it slowly get nearer.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
3
We must get nearer the tunnel and see what can be done.
The Land of the Changing Sun
4
But soldiers will accomplish a good deal to get nearer the enemy.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
5
After that he tried every possible means to get nearer to him.
The Malady of the Century
6
I don't want to get nearer to a German than twenty miles.
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
7
Next time I'll get nearer to him before I try to shoot.
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe...
8
There are days when I am able to get nearer truthfulness than others.
The Guardian
9
As we get nearer Vienne the aspect of the country changes.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
10
Some jumped upon the gunwale to get nearer or hung from the prow-head.
Viking Tales
11
As we get nearer, the heap rises up and cuts the blast furnaces.
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
12
The brig, for fear of the reefs, had been unable to get nearer.
In the Eastern Seas
13
But we must get nearer to the centre of the show.
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
14
The mother took long steps to get nearer to her son.
Mother
15
To get nearer the window he pressed heavily on my shoulder.
The Little White Bird; Or, Adventures in Kensington Gardens
16
Then he thought it prudent to get nearer to the Palais de l'Industrie.
Paris under the Commune / The Seventy-Three Days of the Second S...
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