close to

idiom

: almost or nearly

They spent close to half a million dollars on the project.

Our company employs close to a thousand workers.

I haven't seen her in close to a year.

British : from a short distance : close up

She's even more beautiful when seen close to.

Examples of close to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The area is close to the South Yuba Campground, approximately six miles northwest of Nevada City. —

Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024 The prolific star is this close to joining the ranks of those with an EGOT, or having received at least one competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. —

Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 June 2024 Laura was close to leaving Lentz and taking care of her children on her own. —

Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 June 2024 Video that circulated widely on social media at the time showed trucks with large Trump flags driving close to the bus, which had campaign surrogates and staffers on board but not the candidates. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for close to

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