close-knit
Example Sentences
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A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.
From BBC
This close-knit, historic market town struggled to comprehend events, and many of its residents will remember the sight of Lilia's tiny white coffin, adorned with butterflies, passing through its streets.
From BBC
In the aftermath, Anderson remembers being supported by his family, friends and close-knit tennis community, which he was not sure he "expected" and felt "fortunate" to receive.
From BBC
Selena soon finds herself welcomed into the quirky community, a close-knit group that scrapes by on the seasonal influx of tourist dollars and a year-round system of mutual aid.
When he died, in October 2006, snooker's close-knit fraternity lost one of its most popular brothers.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
