The man slowed his pace as he came nearer to me.

Then he came nearer to her and looked down at her.

But we have not yet come any nearer to our purpose.

Dolphins can be seen from the coast and they usually come nearer to the land in the early morning or late afternoon.

She had come an inch or two nearer to him.

Already, he could be out looking for the two boys, coming nearer to this spot, calling their names.

My mistake was in suffering them to come nearer to me and explain themselves away.

The stranger came nearer to me, and I studied him up close for the first time.

Gradually, we came nearer to an open confrontation with the police.

Mary came a step nearer to him, and her voice shook a little as she spoke.