The word close in example sentences

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Listen to all    |    All sentences (with pause) Used with adverbs: «The school is very close to your house.« (very, fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively) «That car came dangerously close to us.« (dangerously, awfully, frighteningly, uncomfortably, terribly) «The countries are geographically close.« (geographically, politically, economically, ideologically) «Our houses are close together.« (together) «The two sisters are extremely close.« (extremely, remarkably, very, quite) Used with nouns: «He is a close friend.« (friend, colleague, relative, associate, companion) «It was a really close fight.« (fight, game, match, election, competition, score, contest) «I’ve made my decision after close consideration.« (consideration, examination, observation, investigation, monitoring, watch, study) Used with prepositions: «She is very close to her sister.« (to) Previous Word by Letter: clock Previous Word by Frequency: chicken

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While «The Devil Inside» remains my favorite GRENDEL story-arc, «God and the Devil» is a close *close* second. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The notes sung by the voices are usually close to each other in pitch, resulting in “tight” chords, or “close” harmony. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The soldiers being close together, — in _close order_, — they form a compact body that is easily managed, and consequently that lends itself well to teaching the soldier habits of attention, precision, team-work and instant obedience to the voice of his commander. ❋ Unknown (1906)

And she said I must tell you she will be with you, — close — _close_ to you — in heart and thought, until the day shall come when she can hold you in her arms. ❋ David Belasco (1892)

(i don’t even want to think about how close you were) (well, as opposed to how *close* you are in texas…) ❋ Holly (2008)

HPFacebookVoteV2. init (366998, ‘Weekend Box Office Review: Cedric Diggory Crushes Harry Potter — Twilight Saga: New Moon Opens With $142 Million’, ‘If you’re a Batman fan or a general guy-centric geek, you’re probably thinking «That was close … too close«. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And — oh, please let me think you are close — _close_ — beside me all the time! » ❋ David Belasco (1892)

The term ‘close reading’ is one you pick up in a liberal arts education, but you don’t really understand it until you meet someone who can do it. ❋ By BRUCE WEBER (2011)

Mr. Swanson glanced between them, wearing an expression close to alarm. ❋ Kelly Creagh (2010)

His party still struggling against the term close, the Whigs grew provoked, and resolved he should receive his sentence on his knees at the bar. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

Pakistani-American and admitted terrorist David Headley has offered jurors an inside look at what he describes as the close relationship between members of Pakistan’s intelligence agency and militant groups, and how it lead to the three-day siege that killed 166 people. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Those sentiments, he said, were discussed widely within what he described as the close and small «luge family.» ❋ Matthew Futterman (2010)

I think that’s what you call a close call there, Wolf — back to you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meidad: As far as Israeli casualties are concerned, there is an ingrained opposition which started out about a decade ago about having what we call close-ups of Israeli wounded or dead. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That’s what I call a close-knit family in which one’s sex life is a shared thing. ❋ Ms Robinson (2007)

S. O’BRIEN: That is what they call a close call that ended very well for them. ❋ Unknown (2006)

«[what ever] happened with that female last night?»
«[shoot]… you know…»
well what happened? did you close?
«[you know it]» ❋ Mack (2006)

«[Honey], I’m close. I can’t hold off any longer. I’m going to make it.»
«No, I’m not close. I need some more [foreplay] to [get in the groove].» ❋ WackyWild (2010)

1. Close the door
2. I will sit close to you
3. [Break out] the [match] [boxes] and lets have a game of close ❋ SneakyArab (2007)

Speaker 1: I’m having [a wank] mate
Speaker 2: [shittt]!!’close? Mate [tmi] ❋ Stoner998 (2017)

Jack: Did you close last night?
[Andy]: Nah she wanted to wait until shes in a relationship [to bang], [closing] was never a possibility. ❋ Nickspace (2012)

[Joe] hadn’t left his [house] [in a week] because he was doing a close in ❋ Mettycandy (2019)

Guy #1: A large percentage of businesses will not recover from this [Corona virus] pandemic and will have a CLOSED [sign up] permanently! Guy #2: Only [the strong] survive! 🇺🇸 ❋ JoeyBomm (2020)

The [closing] of the letter read «[Sincerely], [Maddie]» ❋ That Girl Nikki (2019)

[I asked] [blah blah] to do blah blah but they didn’t get it ! [Closed] ❋ 2 (2019)

Yo, bro, I [thing] he is [afraid] to [get close] to her. ❋ Nick Is The Best Jonas Brother (2019)

Recent Examples on the Web

Follow the madness: Latest Men’s NCAA Tournament College Basketball Scores and Schedules Alabama would close within two in the final minute, but San Diego State hit its free throws late to clinch the victory.


—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2023




Bay City State Park will close its campground Sept. 5 and add several full-hookup sites as part of a renovation project.


—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023




Once construction is completed on the top floors, Peters said, the first and second floors will close for the same repairs.


—Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023




The payments by McMahon close the door (for now) on the board investigation, which examined claims of misconduct by McMahon, as well as payments made to former employees.


—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023




Others are designed to close around ears of corn or meatballs or even a quesadilla.


—Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2023




However, this moving water causes check valve A to close, which stops the water from exiting.


—WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023




Virgin Orbit and Brown aim to close the deal on Friday, according to the term sheet, which is not binding and remains subject to final agreement.


—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2023




Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was forced to close after authorities arrested its top editors and executives and accused them of foreign collusion.


—Kanis Leung, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023

Lead Time Portland leads by 2+ 36:32 Portland leads by 1 16:19 Tied 7:09 Portland trails by 1 0:00 Portland trails by 2+ 0:00 Narratives Pregame: Everett trying to capture the form of Game 1, a close loss, and stay in the series.


—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023




Ultimately, paying close attention to how your skin responds to care products and ingredients overall is key.


—harpersbazaar.com, 5 Apr. 2023




Her progressive opponent, Karen Bronga, who has Dunbar’s endorsement, received $25,179, although overall has taken in close to $28,000 more than Sloan.


—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023




Fake electors, Trump and the 2024 election In terms of presidential races, few states are as close as often as the Badger State, which has had four of the last six White House contests decided by less than a percentage point.


—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023




Applications for the positions close Thursday.


—Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023




Thursday, April 6, round 1: Gates open at 7:30 a.m. ET and close 30 minutes after play.


—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023




Sumatran tigers’ stripe patterns are closer together than other tiger subspecies, and the big cats are the smallest of all tigers.


—Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023




Also, pay close attention to the price.


—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023

Live results will begin tabulating after polls close on Tuesday, Feb. 28.


—Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2023




The four bases include three on the main island of Luzon, close to Taiwan, and one in Palawan province in the South China Sea (SCS).


—Brad Lendon, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023




Amazon recently renewed The Peripheral, a sci-fi drama from Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy that cost close to $175 million for eight episodes (sources say their final eight-episode season of Westworld at HBO cost about $140 million).


—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023




For months, the fighting in the Donbas, an industrial and agricultural region close to the Russian border, has been the scene of grinding battles that have sapped the strength of both armies.


—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023




From fish to beef to chicken, keeping frozen cuts of meat close by simplifies dinner prep and gives you options.


—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health, 2 Apr. 2023




Public comments for the proposal close on March 31.


—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 31 Mar. 2023




This eye-catching perennial displays a cool phenomenon called nyctinasty—its leaves close at night (as if in prayer) and then open during the day.


—Lindsay Geller, Women’s Health, 30 Mar. 2023




Indonesia has spent close to $12 million renovating five stadiums and 20 practice fields in preparation for the championship.


—Victor Mather, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023

Both schools might flip flop when the regular season comes to a close though, as both teams will square off in the regular season finale on April 18.


—Alex Chenevey, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023




The Prime Video series will premiere its fifth and final season on April 14, drawing the Amy Sherman-Palladino hit to a close.


—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023




In a worrying sign, excess supply as reported by Tesla hit 13 days’ worth of sales at last quarter’s pace, a two-thirds increase over the year’s end and its highest since the third quarter of 2020 drew to a close.


—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023




March Madness is drawing to a close.


—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2023




The Pacers were playing again without their two top players with the season drawing to a close, but snapped a four-game losing streak with a 121-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday night.


—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2023




The night ended with Taylor Swift taking home Song of the Year and Lenny Kravitz signing off as another amazing year of music came to a close.


—Lauren Ballantyne, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023




And so, another working week will soon draw to a close.


—Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 Mar. 2023




As March was drawing to a close, a powerful solar flare exploded from the Sun, causing X-rays and ultraviolet radiation to rocket toward Earth.


—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023


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CLOSE (adjective)
1. a short distance away or apart in space or time.

example sentence:
«The hotel is close to the sea.»

A) with very little or no space in between; dense.

example sentences:
«The cloth has a close weave.»
«The airplanes are flying in close formation.»

B) being in a small space.

example sentence:
«The animals are in close confinement.»

C) very near to (being or doing something).

example sentences:
«On a good day the climate in Los Angeles, California is close to perfection.»
«I was close to tears.»

D) (with reference to a competitive situation) won or likely to be won by only a small amount or distance.

example sentences:
«The race will be a close contest.»
«Both fighter’s had muscles of the same size so the game was a very close match.»

2. Denoting a family member who is part of a person’s immediate family, typically a parent or sibling.

example sentence:
«There is family history of cancer in close relatives.»

A) (of a person or relationship) on very affectionate or intimate terms.

example sentences:
«They had always been very close friends, with no secrets at all.»
«They had always been very close coworkers, with no secrets at all.»

B) (of a connection or resemblance) strong.

example sentence:
«The college has close links with many other institutions.»
«The daughter’s face looks really close to her father’s.»

3. (of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way.

example sentences:
«We need to keep a close eye on this project.»
«The parents of the teenage boyfriend and girlfriend kept a close eye on them so the teenagers wouldn’t do anything they weren’t supposed to be doing.»

A) carefully guarded.

example sentence:
» His whereabouts are a close secret.»

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CLOSE (adverb)
1. in a position so as to be very near to someone or something; with very little space between.I

example sentence:
«They stood close to the door.»
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2 CLOSE(verb)
1. move or cause to move so as to cover an opening.

example sentences:
«She jumped into the train just as the doors were closing.»
«She closed the door.»

A) block up (a hole or opening).

example sentence:
«Glass doors close off the living room from the hall.»
«Hurry up a close the hole in the boat so it won’t start leaking!»

B) bring two parts of (something) together so as to block its opening or bring it into a folded state.

example sentence:
«Loretta closed her mouth.»

C) gradually get nearer to someone or something.

example sentences:
«They plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast.»
«The enemy was closing in fast.»
«The gap is closing.»

D) come into contact with (something) so as to encircle and hold it.

example sentences:
«My fist closed around the weapon.»
«His arms closed around her to give her a hug.»

E) make (an electric circuit) continuous.

example sentence:
«This will cause a relay to operate and close the circuit.»

2. bring or come to an end.

example sentences:
«The members were thanked for attending, and the meeting was closed.»
«He closed the meeting»

A) (of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time.

example sentences:
«The factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs.»

B) finish speaking or writing.

example sentence:
«I will close my essay with a point about truth.»

C) bring (a business transaction) to a satisfactory conclusion.

example sentences:
«He is going to close a deal with a metal dealer.»

D) remove all the funds from (a bank account) and cease to use it.

example sentence:
«I want to close my Sun Trust bank account and open a new account with Wells Fargo Bank.»

E) make a computer data file inaccessible after use, so that it is securely stored until required again.

example sentence:
«I am going to close my Photoshop document.»

CLOSE(noun)
1. the end of an event or of a period of time or activity.t

example sentences:
«The afternoon drew to a close.»
«The close of the political talks signaled the audience to go home.»

A) the end of a day’s trading on a stock market.

example sentence:
«At the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points.»

B) the conclusion of a phrase in music; a cadence.

example sentence:
«The close of the song was when I noticed that all of the people in the audience were crying.»

2. the shutting of something, especially a door.

example sentence:
«The door jerked to a close behind him.»