come close
idiom
1
: to almost do something
We didn't win, but we came close.
—often + toThe band came very close to breaking up.
We came close to winning the championship this season.
2
: to be similar to something or as good as expected
She said they taste just like real hot dogs, but they don't even come close (to the real thing).
Examples of come close in a Sentence
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Very few sculptures from that period come close to his beautiful forms.
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Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The opposition didn’t even come close in their spending.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
But Metro officials are expressing more worry, saying existing federal grants won’t come close to the amount needed to pull off another L.A. traffic miracle.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Google has been working on podcasts in various shapes and forms since 2016 and has never even come close to putting all the pieces together.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
For now, the star power won’t come close to rivaling Clark or Reese.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The $18 million price tag doesn’t come close to either artist’s most expensive individual paintings ($195 million and $110.5 million for Warhol and Basquiat, respectively).
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Valentino doesn’t come close to Gucci’s mass sales.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Of course, this example will never come close to touching either of those numbers.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The opposition didn’t even come close in their spending.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
But Metro officials are expressing more worry, saying existing federal grants won’t come close to the amount needed to pull off another L.A. traffic miracle.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Google has been working on podcasts in various shapes and forms since 2016 and has never even come close to putting all the pieces together.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
For now, the star power won’t come close to rivaling Clark or Reese.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The $18 million price tag doesn’t come close to either artist’s most expensive individual paintings ($195 million and $110.5 million for Warhol and Basquiat, respectively).
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Valentino doesn’t come close to Gucci’s mass sales.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
Of course, this example will never come close to touching either of those numbers.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Come close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20close. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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