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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Here, ancient redwood groves, lush farmlands, and rolling hills lie close to each other.
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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
And if electricity were cut off completely and diesel shipments couldn’t arrive to keep the generators running, the generators could keep things going for close to a month, Sanchez said.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
According to sources close to the situation, the superintendent has 30 days to respond.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
With close to $2 million of its own annual revenue, supplemented with outside dollars, the village is
Repaving Towne (which becomes Township Avenue) and two blocks of Vine Street, a $747,000 project covered by state and county dollars.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
But of course, it’s been years since the Black Keys themselves could be considered anything close to outsiders.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
End of carousel YouTube has had this financial arrangement for close to 20 years.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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
And if electricity were cut off completely and diesel shipments couldn’t arrive to keep the generators running, the generators could keep things going for close to a month, Sanchez said.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
According to sources close to the situation, the superintendent has 30 days to respond.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
With close to $2 million of its own annual revenue, supplemented with outside dollars, the village is
Repaving Towne (which becomes Township Avenue) and two blocks of Vine Street, a $747,000 project covered by state and county dollars.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
But of course, it’s been years since the Black Keys themselves could be considered anything close to outsiders.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
End of carousel YouTube has had this financial arrangement for close to 20 years.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Close to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20to. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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