close quarters

Example Sentences

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Mpox is unlikely to spread through casual contact, or in close quarters like on a plane or in an office or store, state health officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 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

The Nunalik’s 20-man crew lived in close quarters, many sharing cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 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