close to

phrase

1

: 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.

2

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

But the procedure had to be postponed because Banner refused to accept an $11,000 payment, close to what Medicare would pay for a similar procedure. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

His team was close to getting their first sack of the season. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Simply liking someone, feeling close to them or spending hours together isn’t enough to create an attachment relationship. — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

The display’s color coverage is above average, on par with the outgoing model and close to matching the iMac's range. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for close to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue