close-knit
adjective
: bound together by intimate social or cultural ties or by close economic or political ties
close-knit families
Examples of close-knit in a Sentence
a close-knit family that constantly keeps in touch
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Kepner's grandmother, Barbara Kepner, told ABC News in an exclusive interview that the family was close-knit — especially Anna and her 16-year-old stepbrother.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
That is the beauty of it and the whole theatrical community is so close-knit.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Pressing for payment could humiliate people, who often arrive with their extended families, Parmar explained, and in a community this close-knit, that could mean losing dozens of patients, including many of the Medicaid patients who keep the clinic afloat.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The way the members of Seventeen are so close-knit and truly like brothers is something their fans, known as Carats, adore.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their neighborhood and school make up a small and close-knit community where people know each other.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
His response was an indication that Mahomes and Jones are close-knit.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The population is small but close-knit, with some residents having lived here for 30 years.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The skydiving community is close-knit, and every loss is deeply felt.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
That is the beauty of it and the whole theatrical community is so close-knit.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Pressing for payment could humiliate people, who often arrive with their extended families, Parmar explained, and in a community this close-knit, that could mean losing dozens of patients, including many of the Medicaid patients who keep the clinic afloat.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The way the members of Seventeen are so close-knit and truly like brothers is something their fans, known as Carats, adore.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Their neighborhood and school make up a small and close-knit community where people know each other.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
His response was an indication that Mahomes and Jones are close-knit.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
The population is small but close-knit, with some residents having lived here for 30 years.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The skydiving community is close-knit, and every loss is deeply felt.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Close-knit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close-knit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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