close quarters
Example Sentences
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They may have then spread Andes virus to others through breathing shared air or other close contact in close quarters.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
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
Harteveldt said these close quarters often lead to altercations on flights.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
If worse came to worst, the boys’ swords wouldn’t do much good in such close quarters.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
