close
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The New York Times reported last month that Taiwanese-born Huang developed a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese executive linked to Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Consider how close the United States may have come to another economic catastrophe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The dollar is at 158.02 yen, compared with Y158.26 as of Monday’s Tokyo stock market close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
An email in the DOJ files, from Fuller to Epstein, makes clear the close ties between the agency and the financier.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
“Pretty tough to be a Cat Person living here so close to Dog Street,” Max said, and I suspected that might be true for any number of people.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Better yet, I also feel closer to my friends after hearing them talk about their financial values and how they’re working to reach their goals.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
"These systems let us study disease in a way that's closer to what actually happens in the human body, and that's what we need to develop better treatments," he says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
Gulf producers are responding by expanding oil storage closer to their customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
He will find a pretty good closer there as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Oslak nudged him in the back, and he took a few halting steps closer to the litter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
He conceded the election on Wednesday, down by roughly 6,700 votes in the closest race of the incumbent Republican Nick LaLota’s career.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Elections are the closest thing to a civic sacrament in a secular, democratic state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Her voice is now the closest since the surgery to how it was before.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
He’s at 75 sacks in 22 regular-season games, and the next closest is New England’s Drake Maye at 60.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
It was the closest she could come to saying it aloud.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
The bridge officially closes to all traffic Saturday and is anticipated to reopen in March of 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Nasdaq composite closes in correction territory in the stock market’s worst day since last April’s tariff turmoil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Could this make the double drop more common as the revenue gap closes?
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
If the deal closes, it could affect the chip company’s current high market share of between 60% and 65% as alternative suppliers could be sought out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
She lets herself out of my room and closes the door behind her.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
It was the first conviction under Macau's National Security Law, enacted in 2009 and toughened in 2023, and followed a trial that wrapped up in three days behind closed doors.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Weber says the price cattlemen are paid by meatpackers has dropped roughly $300 per head since the plant closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
South Korea’s Kospi seesawed between mild gains and losses and closed 0.8% lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
It was successful the second time, with the infection cleared and the hole in the mitral valve closed.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
I fished desperately in my pillowcase, drew out the bottle of vitamins, and closed my fist around them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“I am literally closing on a house in Texas next week! I am so pissed,” wrote another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
After the closing bell, CoreWeave, a poster child for the debt-fueled AI boom, reports earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Meatpackers say they are fighting to make money wherever they can to avoid closing more facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Nevertheless, certain players felt let down by the team's apparent pragmatism during the closing stages of the loss to Argentina amid a sense that going for the South Americans' jugular would have provided greater success.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
AS IF SHE DIDN’T just drop a bombshell on us, Ama turns and whisks out of the office, closing the door behind her.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word