How to Use close to in a Sentence

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• The movie aligns very close to fact.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
• Sources close to Kravitz agree.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025
• For Dern, these themes hit close to home.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
• No one close to me had ever died.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
• Hold a dumbbell close to your chest.
  — Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
• Great for all those dress codes that aren't black tie, but close to.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• The fin helps to keep the brush close to the pool floor and sides.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
• But close to 90% of our funds came back to us.
  — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
• Today, that might take close to a year.
  — JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
• The reptiles can grow close to 5 feet in length.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
• Fans are close to the action, have fun and the price is right.
  — Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
• By day, the deer stay close to the houses, but not too close.
  — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
• And, in a country struck by tragedy, this loss felt close to home.
  — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
• Outside, the yard makes full use of its size — close to half an acre.
  — Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
• The runtime is just over three hours on low and close to two hours on high.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
• Most people shop close to home or online.
  — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• Guatemala is close to enacting its first film law.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
• If in a forest, stay close to lower trees.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
• His body was found two days later close to a nearby pier.
  — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
• Those of us who are close to them couldn’t be happier for her.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• Base layers should fit close to the body, but not overly tight.
  — Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
• Push your feet through the floor and pull the weight up, keeping the bar close to your body.
  — Men's Health, 11 July 2023
• Your plants are much too close to the building and each other to grow well.
  — oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
• Three of his sons were recorded crying in the front row close to the coffins.
  — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026
• At one point, Boucher said, the agent who shot the man walked close to him.
  — ABC News, 13 July 2026
• Little’s weight, for the first time in a long time, fell close to normal range.
  — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
• Cut as close to the base of the leaf without disrupting the roots.
  — Karla Marie Sanford, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
• Omoarebun said her total commute to school is close to an hour long.
  — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
• Somehow, the week still quietly adds up to close to ten miles.
  — Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
• Being so close to a transit station is what drew us here in the first place.
  — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026