How to Use close to in a Sentence

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  • The fin helps to keep the brush close to the pool floor and sides.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • By day, the deer stay close to the houses, but not too close.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • And, in a country struck by tragedy, this loss felt close to home.
    — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Three of his sons were recorded crying in the front row close to the coffins.
    — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • Japan are close to that level and will work tirelessly to make this a close game.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • To store it again, just bring it close to the base and the magnets will snap it back into place.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • White sharks come to the region every summer and fall to hunt for seals close to shore.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Oscar Odero works nearby and was close to the scene when the incident happened.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The only thing that made Chan hesitant about the project was the location of his home, close to the ocean.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Yet to my eyes the Coliseum was close to full by the time Stapleton came on.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The least expensive available seats in the stands were going for close to $180 on the team website.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Move your notes as close to the camera as possible to ensure your eyes never break that vital connection.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But the moment of decision has to happen close to the machines, sensors, and control systems.
    — Todd Edmunds, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • With close to a fifth of the electorate still undecided, those knocking on doors in the final hours seeking votes could decide the outcome.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Initial resistance is close to the prior highs near $78, a little more than 2% above current levels.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • However, that’s probably good news for the company, which is already on the right track, having close to doubled its market share since last year.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • In addition, close to $40 million of the settlement has been earmarked for attorneys' fees.
    — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • My father continued flying Iran Air for close to a year after Flight 655.
    — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026
  • Like many of the healthy habits that cost close to nothing, these fundamentals require far more consistency than complexity.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The heat wave is making a bad air-quality situation worse as a high-pressure system traps soot and fine particles close to the ground instead of dispersing them.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The highs are still expected to hover close to 100 degrees on Saturday before the state starts getting some relief from the heat.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Although his theory came remarkably close to the truth, there are nuances to this distinctly reptilian behavior that were beyond the reach of science at the time.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Those laws don’t kick in until July 1, but Rabe was happy to see Congress tack close to Idaho’s legislature.
    — Mark Dee june 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2026
  • Uzbekistan went close to an equaliser before Jaminton Campaz scored in stoppage time, immediately followed by a shot at the other end that thundered back off the crossbar.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Future solar missions are now going to have to start taking dust into account, said Ayaz, with dedicated detectors designed to measure dust's properties close to the Sun.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • After a perfect header at midfield by Wout Weghorst advanced the ball deep in Morocco's half of the field, Crysencio Summerville dribbled close to the goal before he was taken down.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Ivanov, close to Putin from the 1970s onwards, was distanced from official power several times but remained very well connected to the FSB.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Presidents and their families raking in private sector cash and investments is always cause for concern, but there has never been even close to this kind of enrichment at the hands of entities with interests directly before the federal government.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Local business owners and philanthropists Chad and Cari Peets subsequently invested close to $10 million into a complete rebuild of the property.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
  • That doesn’t go far when fitting air conditioning through the school could cost close to 20,000 pounds ($26,700) and other issues like leaking roofs urgently need fixing, Woods said.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026

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