at close range

phrase

: from a short distance

The gun is made for shooting at close range.

Examples of at close range in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seven seconds after one officer warned about Ruiz's knife, another officer shot him three times at close range, based on an ABC News analysis. — Chris Looft, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Last year, the family of Teddy—a tiny Shih Tzu who was blind and deaf—received a $500,000 settlement after a Missouri officer responding to a loose dog call shot him at close range. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Digital footage obtained by The Times showed large aerial fireworks lighted at close range, while another video showed fireworks being thrown by an unknown individual into the crowd. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Okland, 27, was shot twice at close range, the document says. — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for at close range

• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• change
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• strange
• interchange
• rearrange