How to Use close one in a Sentence

close one

noun
  • So this time the Knicks didn’t steal a close one.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • This year's matchup is shaping up to be a close one.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe this is the beginning of a very close one.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Two overtime losses the last two games and a close one tonight.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Most states close one to two hours before the drawing.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This game should be another close one.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • To prove it, simply stretch your arm out, close one eye, and hold your index finger up.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Sleepy Bee Cafe will close one of its four locations this month.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Glastonbury had a four-run lead but lost in another close one.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
  • This was a relatively close one.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The ticket counter will close one hour before the museum’s closing time each day.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Minnesota added six commitments to close one of their biggest hosting events of the year.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
  • Fans will get opportunities to see up close one of the world’s most iconic trophies.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The the Royals dropped a close one to the Yankees on April 16.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
  • Noem had long described her relationship with the president as a close one.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bebe Hodges Sleepy Bee Cafe will close one of its four locations this month.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Yorba Linda beat Tustin in a close one last year 35-31.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In the memo Thursday, Chew said the agreement will close one day before the deadline.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The team dropped a close one on Thursday, falling 1-0 to Texas Tech.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • Just veteran players coming through in a close one for Colorado.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • This year’s game was a fairly close one, which certainly worked in its favor to keep audiences engaged.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Now imagine that every child care center in Connecticut were to close one morning.
    — Shayla Williams Fender, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
  • Disneyland was open, though the theme park did announce its Anaheim parks would close one hour earlier.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The Titans are overachievers, but give Baltimore the edge in a close one.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Parking lots open one hour prior to gates opening and close one hour after play ends, per the Travelers website.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2026
  • The new agreement brings to a close one of the cases, with UFC moving to dismiss the other.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The Laguna Beach defense will make the timely stops to lead the Breakers in a close one.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Now, the shuttering of the Long Island Kmart will close one more chapter in that merger.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Some Republican-leaning pollsters have projected the race to be a close one.
    — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025

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