at close quarters

Example Sentences

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With the weather causing havoc, it was a day for the purists as Saints had to show their steel at close quarters.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

Wightman witnessed which compatriot's attention to detail at close quarters when they shared a room at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which Kerr left with a bronze medal.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

The account highlights the preferred tactic of Burhan's opponent General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, namely fighting at close quarters and playing to the strengths of his RSF.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

And I had wondered how it would feel to be back — at close quarters, with no masking or vaccine requirements — at the big top again.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Last year it was observed that young women living at close quarters in dormitories tended to undergo spontaneous synchronization of their menstrual cycles.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas