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 In the next image, the pair are cozied up on a couch, while the following pic features the podcaster squatting in the background in a white dress while the camera is held close to Bryan's face. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 Someone made a call about 10 Atlantic white-sided dolphins close to shore off Wellfleet early that morning. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 Sources close to the situation said the problem stemmed from the pool feed video provided by the tournament to all broadcast partners. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2024 Read his other columns By many accounts, people close to Biden have been aware of a decline but have not pressed him to step aside. —

Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for close to

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