up close

adverb or adjective

: at close range

Examples of up close in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the best way to do that is to show people the problem up close. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

And Ghidorah’s heads — which look, up close, like costume figures out of a Golden Dragon Dance — emit orange lightning volts that extend for half a mile. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

All those people interested in seeing this transformation up close will have their chance with Egypt Tours With Memphis Tours. — Connie Etemadi, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

The last time Australians got a chance to see Martin up close was in 2024, when the British band played to more than 700,000 fans on the Australasian leg of their Music of the Spheres stadium tour. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for up close

• arkose
• engross
• faroese
• fructose
• fucose
• gatos
• glucose
• jocose
• morose
• plateaus
• spinose
• vadose