close to
idiom
1
: almost or nearly
They spent close to half a million dollars on the project.
Our company employs close to a thousand workers.
I haven't seen her in close to a year.
2
British
: from a short distance : close up
She's even more beautiful when seen close to.
Examples of close to in a Sentence
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Children who are close to the person who died, children with previous mental health issues, and those who have experienced previous trauma or loss are all at higher risk, Kaplow said.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
The three European manufacturers are nowhere close to meeting lofty goals for clean trucks to make up significant shares of their sales by the end of the decade.
—Stefan Nicola, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
The Clippers are close to seeing their season come to an end following a humbling 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The notice also comes as, SpaceX is reportedly close to a licensing deal to provide Starlink in Yemen.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 2 May 2024
That sort of intensification close to shore is extraordinarily dangerous.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Here, ancient redwood groves, lush farmlands, and rolling hills lie close to each other.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
In the early-morning hours of Friday, the Isfahan authorities were jolted by Israeli strikes that triggered their air defense systems in the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz after three explosions went off near an important military airbase close to Isfahan.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Wildlife experts are warning people not to get close to black bears after a video earlier this week showed people in western North Carolina attempting to grab two bear cubs from a tree.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
The three European manufacturers are nowhere close to meeting lofty goals for clean trucks to make up significant shares of their sales by the end of the decade.
—Stefan Nicola, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
The Clippers are close to seeing their season come to an end following a humbling 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The notice also comes as, SpaceX is reportedly close to a licensing deal to provide Starlink in Yemen.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 2 May 2024
That sort of intensification close to shore is extraordinarily dangerous.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Here, ancient redwood groves, lush farmlands, and rolling hills lie close to each other.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
In the early-morning hours of Friday, the Isfahan authorities were jolted by Israeli strikes that triggered their air defense systems in the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz after three explosions went off near an important military airbase close to Isfahan.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Wildlife experts are warning people not to get close to black bears after a video earlier this week showed people in western North Carolina attempting to grab two bear cubs from a tree.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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