How to use "nearest" in a sentence

The window nearest to the door was broken in two places

The nearest water supply was half-way down the wooded hill on which Montfermeil stood, and Cosette hated fetching water, especially in the dark

Half an hour later, Marius was at the nearest police station.

They left the walkway at the nearest exit to the pod center

I turned the handle of the nearest door and went inside

"I suppose any sporting-goods store in Reno ought to have maps of at least the nearest parts of the Sierras."

Hidden by a wood, it seems they were not noticed by the Martian nearest to them

Suddenly, the nearest Martian lowered his tube and fired a cylinder at the Thunder Child

The nearest pub is far away,' I said.

Mercy dropped into the nearest chair