He handed the child over to the nearest person, who happened to be Jehane's mother.

You press a button and a hand pops up to point to the nearest person with the right time.

He just happens to be the nearest person to hate.

The hate was not directed anywhere, so the nearest person became the object of it.

"If you don't understand what we are saying, just turn to the nearest Japanese person and ask," she said.

"Where is the nearest person present whose advice I should be following?"

The informant was expected usually to be the person's nearest relative.

In a vulnerable moment, she had sought comfort from the nearest person.

He reached out, grabbed hold of the nearest person, and regained his balance.

It sounded as if the nearest person was five minutes away.