up close

adverb or adjective

: at close range

Examples of up close in a Sentence

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Visit Jack Pine Studio to watch up close as molten glass is blown into gorgeous works of art. Adam Stone, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 Our success comes from the experience — meeting our people, seeing our spaces, understanding the products up close. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 The video below offers a pretty good idea of what AIdol looks like up close, including its face. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 After the coat is displayed at Vegas Fashion Week, Germanotta and Dolan are planning to put it on display in On Stage Essentials for a week so more people can come see it up close. Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up close

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of up close was in 1653

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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.

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