How to Use close in a Sentence

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1 of 4 verb

• The box's lid closed with a bang.
• Close the lid on the box tightly.
• I forgot to close the gate.
• Close your eyes and go to sleep.
• I closed my fists and got ready to fight.
• Please close your books and put them under your desks.
• We had better close the windows; it looks like it's going to rain.
• Remember to close the box of cereal when you're done.
• The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.
• She was having trouble closing the drawer.
• The swing shift is about to start at a plant that is about to close.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• The show closes with the premiere of part 2 on Dec. 14, told in six episodes.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
• In another pic, Gomez basked in the sun with her eyes closed.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• When the weather turns bad, large floor-to-ceiling doors close it off.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
• Finally, close the husks and wrap each ear of corn in foil.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2023
• The crossing, which was closed because of airstrikes early in the war, has yet to reopen.
  — TIME, 15 Oct. 2023
• Or how about Billy Joel, closing the show with an old song and a new one?
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
• Yes, Saks Fifth Avenue will close as part of the plan, according to the release.
  — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• The restaurant closed during the start of the pandemic, and then only the drive-through reopened.
  — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Many home day care centers have already had to close their doors.
  — cleveland, 18 July 2023
• In New York, the look-back window closes later this month.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2023
• At 4-2 down early, Gauff won 10 games in a row (helped by nine Dodin double faults) to close it out.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
• Former gay bar Club Jam had closed, but Handle Bar had opened in its place.
  — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
• Likewise, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2% to close the week with a 1.2% gain.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
• Norway, Australia and the Netherlands are among the countries that have taken steps to close the pay gap.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• The theaters have since closed due to a lack of supplies, fuel, power and workers.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
• Hong Kong stocks were closed last Friday because of a typhoon.
  — Laura He, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
• Backed by a keyboard and soft electric guitar, Sivan closed his eyes and sang the lyrics to the heart-wrenching track Eilish co-wrote.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• When Miller's boyfriend opened the dryer, he was stunned by the pint-sized clothes and immediately closed it.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
• Boswell will face Paschal in a road game on Friday to close the regular season.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024

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2 of 4 adjective

• Their daughters are close in age.
• We're not there yet, but we're getting close.
• We stood close together to stay warm.
• Christmas is getting closer and will soon be here.
• The closest part of the steel frames stood a dozen yards away.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• The first was a 37-point blowout and the second was a much closer five-point defeat.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
• Arkansas didn't pull closer than 12 points the rest of the game and trailed by 28 in the second half.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
• Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs takes a closer look at the entries on our list.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
• Even with Ohtani and Mike Trout the last six years, the Angels had proven incapable of anything close.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• The two have become so close that handholding doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
• On Monday evenings, pool is free from 7 p.m. until close.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
• Despite the rare appearances, Tera and her mother share a close bond.
  — Anna Myers, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
• Just a few months ago, the 43-year-old felt closer than ever to his Hollywood dream.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
• No wonder the boss in the Kremlin is paying such close attention.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
• So to have one of my closest friends [Lizzo] present me an award and then also get to take home a couple more is wild.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024
• Khaled produced a song on Ross’s 2006 debut, Port of Miami, and the two have been close ever since.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
• The fold-down balcony in the master suite comes in as a close second for private viewing spaces.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024
• Not doing things that make your child’s mind need to focus a lot or pay close attention.
  — Kristina Behr, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
• For most viewers this month, the closest point for the supermoon will be between midnight and 2 a.m.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2023
• The lids of the jars close automatically, one by one, as the device is slowly pulled back up to the surface.
  — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 18 July 2023
• The two leaders, who frequently refer to their close friendship, have met 40 times in the past decade, including twice since the start of the war in Ukraine.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
• The issue has caused a deep rift between Israel and its closest ally, the United States.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
• Jupiter and the moon, January 17 and 18 Not to be outdone by Saturn, the king of planets will also appear to make a close pass by the moon in the middle of the month.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
• The experts are in close agreement about some things, such as the points about emerging markets, junk and inflation.
  — William Baldwin, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
• Note that the shelves are still close together, so some extra-large bottles may not fit even with the shelves moved out to either side.
  — Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Target was in alignment and really came from one of my closest friends who used to work at Goop, named Anne Keane.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2023
• The closest such center, the family was told, was nearly 4,000 miles away in Bangkok, Thailand.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• The pair split in 2018 after dating publicly for four years and being linked for nearly a decade, but remained close friends.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
• But the bullpen might be a little thin after last season’s trade of closer Paul Sewald to Arizona.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Franklin could make its closest approach to that island on Monday.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 24 Aug. 2023

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3 of 4 adverb

• Don't drive so close to the car in front of you.
• He told me to stay close as we walked through the crowd.
• The time for a decision is drawing closer.
• They sat close together at the dinner table.
• My teammate came in third, and I finished close behind.
• The Panthers kept the game close but were outscored 16-12 in the fourth quarter.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
• When the trucks slow down, young men draw close and beat the bodies.
  — Imogen Piper, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• But the Hogs have made a habit of playing it close and crumpling at the end.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• On Wednesday, the Dow notched its sixth record close this month.
  — WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
• Here’s the chance to get up close with your favorite driver.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2023
• Zing News The lines on the top edge are a bit closer together than the Pixel 6a.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• Garcetti smiled as the president pulled him in close for a handshake.
  — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• Keep the seating close together and set up the snacks near the screen for easy mid-movie munching!
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
• Tustin schools close after asbestos is found in the ashes from a large World War II hangar fire.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Most of the time, the families were buried close together, according to the study.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• The dividers are adjustable, and the twin latches close securely.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Apologies to the Pixel Tablet, but none of Google's tablet efforts since then have come anywhere close.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
• The drawers and doors close nicely, and the solid wood frame and butcher block top feel beefier than the price suggests.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Another tourist crossed the street with her camera and moved closer as well.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
• Any eligible voter waiting in line to vote when the polls close has the right to cast a ballot.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
• Still, Stone and Roan remained close throughout his childhood.
  — Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• Thread the lamb onto the skewers, pushing them close together.
  — Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
• Throughout the event, Megan and Lukaku were seen standing close together, with their hands on each other's arms.
  — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• The authors say the breakthrough brings the dream of powering the IoT on little more than ambient heat a step closer.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
• Detroit should win this one at home, but expect Carroll to make adjustments, which could keep the score closer than the spread.
  — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Cruz Azul almost did, and Dallas came even closer before blowing a two-goal lead in the second half.
  — Sam Sklar, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
• The newest assessment brings the threshold three years closer.
  — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Bates and East scored in the final seconds to make the final margin closer, but A&M was already in position to leave with a win.
  — Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
• Publix: Stores close at 7 p.m., but some locations may vary.
  — CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
• The little ones followed close behind, while Tucker, dad to Fritz, drifted a few feet behind them.
  — The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024

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4 of 4 noun

• This week, Nvidia’s stock price increase drove the S&P 500 to a record close.
  — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Some of the films expire at the end of March, and all will be gone by the time April comes to a close.
  — Chris Welch, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
• The chart above it as of Monday’s close and the A/D lines sent a clear message.
  — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• Though both have long come to a close, the cast has remained close friends throughout the years.
  — Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• The night came to a close with a sing-along of the California Dreams theme song by the cast and their fans.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
• The critics argue that ending aid will bring the Ukraine war to a close.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 17 Feb. 2024
• The club was worth $3.15 billion at Tuesday’s close of trade.
  — Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 6 Sep. 2023
• This year through Thursday’s close, the stock had declined 8.3%.
  — Olivia Rockeman, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• Just be sure to shop before November 11, when the sale comes to a close.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
• Prince Harry took the stage and gave a speech as the ceremony came to a close.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Menendez believes change is on the horizon as 2023 comes to a close.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• The layoffs are another sign that both sides are digging in as the first week of the strike soon comes to a close.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• As 2023 comes to a close, I am struck by the advances that workers made this year, across sectors.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
• Benson and Moorhead will direct the new episodes to bring this first season to a close.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
• The civil fraud trial in New York is coming to a close after a lengthy 44 days in court.
  — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
• The final supermoon of 2023 will shine in the sky as September comes to a close.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
• As a record-breaking year for travel volume comes to a close, all eyes are on 2024.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
• And as Grande’s time as Glinda comes to a close, her new era is just beginning.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
• Now, Shore and the team behind the series are bringing the story of Murphy’s journey to a close.
  — Anne Easton, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• Musk’s portion has ended, the phones came out for pictures, and DealBook has come to a close.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2023
• They were found hugging each other close as the water lapped around them.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
• Though no one asked for the close up, Ed got frisky with a flower, and Asuelu vomited on the sand beneath him.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Both the state House and Senate gave final approval to House Bill 2004 just hours before the close of the session.
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2023
• The Trey Lance era in San Francisco might quickly be coming to a close.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• As the panel came to a close, Doherty pulled out a cellphone to read a statement.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
• Apple had gained 46% this year through Tuesday’s close, part of a broader run-up in tech stocks.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
• As the court’s proceedings for 2023 came to a close, Khalid’s bail petition still had not been heard.
  — Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
• Being able to grind out yards on the ground, wear out the defense, control the clock and keep the score close puts all the pressure on Baltimore.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024
• The share price has fallen 6.5% since last Monday’s close, the day before the arson attack.
  — Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
• Shares of Netflix jumped 12% in trading after the close of U.S. markets.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024