up close
adverb or adjective
: at close range
Examples of up close in a Sentence
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That's where the biggest matches go down and, with a seat in your name, you'll be guaranteed to see the competition up close and personal.
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Mark Stock, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
Stuck at home her freshman year of high school, Ashlee saw her father’s work ethic up close.
—Nick Fouriezos, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
But the novelty of seeing Big Stars up close wore off fast, along with my zeal about breakfast.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2023
A day later, the 24-year-old ventured to North Avenue Beach with a friend to see the stunts in the Chicago Air and Water Show up close.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
That is a scary thing to witness up close, when one person is choking another.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
The couple decided Saturday morning to splurge on floor seats, spending $3,000 to see Swift up close and (kinda) personal.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
As expected, a massive sea of high-energy fans gathered at the T-Mobile stage early on to secure a spot to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper up close.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2023
Nonetheless, seeing her sisters’ excitement and All-America jerseys up close set a high bar for the youngest Clevenger sibling, who blossomed in four years.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
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Mark Stock, Men's Health, 5 Sep. 2023
Stuck at home her freshman year of high school, Ashlee saw her father’s work ethic up close.
—Nick Fouriezos, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
But the novelty of seeing Big Stars up close wore off fast, along with my zeal about breakfast.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2023
A day later, the 24-year-old ventured to North Avenue Beach with a friend to see the stunts in the Chicago Air and Water Show up close.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
That is a scary thing to witness up close, when one person is choking another.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
The couple decided Saturday morning to splurge on floor seats, spending $3,000 to see Swift up close and (kinda) personal.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
As expected, a massive sea of high-energy fans gathered at the T-Mobile stage early on to secure a spot to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper up close.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2023
Nonetheless, seeing her sisters’ excitement and All-America jerseys up close set a high bar for the youngest Clevenger sibling, who blossomed in four years.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined above
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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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