How to use close in a sentence

Examples of close by meaning

More sentences with close

• The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.From the entry mortar
• Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.From the entry sister
• They came very close to leaving on time. His test scores came close to perfect.From the entry come
• Those apartments have a high turnover because they are too close to the railroad tracks.From the entry turnover
• She lost her hearing after standing too close to the speaker at the festival.From the entry speaker
• Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck.From the entry trap
• I hate almost everything about my job. The only up is that it's so close to home.From the entry up
• The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.From the entry adopt
• We can't let the library close! It fills a great need in the community.From the entry fill
• Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.From the entry eyeball
• The nanny was keeping a close watch on her little charges.From the entry nanny
• The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.From the entry desperately
• The working minimum focus distance is the distance from the closest focusable subject to the lens.From the entry working
• The door can close by itself because there's a small motor built into it.From the entry motor
• It riles me that she never closes the door after she leaves.From the entry rile
• Your answer isn't exactly right, but it's a very close miss.From the entry miss
• The matter was brought to a close by summary dismissal of the cases.From the entry summary
• She has a patent ductus arteriosus that will require surgery to close.From the entry patent
• Betty ran all out in the sprint race; yet, it was close, but no cigar.From the entry close, but no cigar
• The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.From the entry j
• If I take off my glasses, everything close up looks blurry.From the entry blurry
• (from fear of being seen) Whew! That cop didnʼt see me! That was a close call!From the entry whew
• I think we're getting close, so keep an eye out for the next street.From the entry keep an eye out
• The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.From the entry punch out
• Please put your John Hancock on the dotted line to close the deal.From the entry John Hancock
• I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.From the entry minimize
• After five hours' walking in the heat, I was close to exhaustion.From the entry walking
• That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.From the entry woodwork

Meaning of close

1. verb To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
2. verb To obstruct or block.
3. verb To become denser or more crowded with objects.

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• Meaning of close
• Synonyms of close
• Past tense of close
• Plural of close
• Close in Hindi
• Close in Tamil
• Close in Marathi
• Close in Urdu

Questions about close in a sentence

How do you use close in a sentence?

Close is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “Close the door behind you when you leave.”

What is a short sentence with close?

“Nirvana closed the festival.”

What does close mean?

Close means to move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.