How to Use closing in a Sentence

closing

noun
  • We met with our lawyer before the closing on our new house.
  • But there were some fresh shark tales on the rodeo’s closing day.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 24 July 2023
  • The chain was accused in 2023 of closing stores in a union-busting move.
    Savanna Smith, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Restaurant News Get the scoop on the latest openings, closings, and where and what to eat and drink.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In closing, all of you movers and shakers are in control.
    Geneva Schlabach, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • With Sham in the lead in the closing stretch, Secretariat powered past to win by two and a half lengths.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The main thing the closing arguments made clear was how lopsided the case was.
    Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Opinion: At my school, the closing of the teenage mind is almost complete.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • The Incentive may be earned over the first five years following the closing.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The message of the closing tableau, though, should have been unmistakable.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the stock market is surging to new records, with the S&P 500 closing at an all-time high on Friday.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • All Day Baby was my last Times review to run before the March 2020 closings.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • But the role is so small, and so secret, that Taylor-Joy’s name does not even appear in the film’s closing credits.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But the fourth plant, the Bonanza Power Plant near Vernal, doesn’t have a set closing date.
    Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • Breathe just a hint of detail about a final scene, or even a closing shot, and the spoiler police will not be amused.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Chappelle provides a spoken word intro and closing bridge on the track.
    Xander Zellner, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • His defense team did not bring a single witness to the stand and instead went straight to closing statements.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The median days on the market were defined as the time between the initial listing of the property and the closing date.
    Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • That closing, along with that of three other US plants, helped spark a six-week strike at the nation’s largest automaker.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Meghan Markle was feeling the love at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Streett pleaded with jurors in her closing statements to have mercy on her client and spare her life.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Brents also does a good job of closing distance to the ball carrier working from depth.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And, in the closing minutes, the Hawkeyes were only six points down and in striking distance of a miraculous comeback.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • During his first at bat of the game, the right-fielder memorably hit a game-winning walk-off two-run homer against the A's closing pitcher.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The balance of tension and tenderness in the closing scene is exquisite.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • But at night, an hour before closing, my God, a grocery store is honestly one of the most calm public places.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Following the gas station's closing, the Hualapai Tribe bought the building to try and preserve it, the National Trust said.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
  • Hamilton overtook Norris for second place in the closing stages.
    Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The company states that store closing sales will begin on Wednesday.
    oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023

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