close quarters

Example Sentences

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In Minneapolis, those officers are walking and driving through the largely residential city looking for people to arrest—and coming into close quarters with angry and organized residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

“Anytime you have a gathering of kids in close quarters, you risk sharing germs,” says Elizabeth Murray, a pediatrician in Rochester, New York.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026

Scotland battled bravely at close quarters - especially on their own line - but gave away two soft tries as a result of weak defence further up the pitch.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

And they have to play in these close quarters; it was a very close kind of set.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

If only he could get the mouse at close quarters and stop him from using the sword, Cluny thought, then he could win with his superior strength.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques