close-knit
Example Sentences
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Asco was a fecund ecosystem, as is the close-knit community of contemporary artists following in its footsteps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission has long warned about “affinity fraud,” in which scammers exploit trust within religious, ethnic or other close-knit communities.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
One such location, the city of Loma Linda, Calif., has a large population of Seventh-day Adventists, who are principally vegetarian, abstain from alcohol and tobacco, have close-knit social networks and exercise regularly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The attack still lingers in metro Detroit’s close-knit Jewish community, which is centered on Moss’ congressional district.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Zeitoun siblings were all close-knit, but no one worried more, and spent more time collecting and updating addresses and phone numbers and photos, than Ahmad.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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