close quarters
Example Sentences
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“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
Many remembrances circulating since Reiner’s shocking murder cite the significance of Meathead and Archie Bunker’s commitment to coexist, however uncomfortable that was in such close quarters.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
The Nunalik’s 20-man crew lived in close quarters, many sharing cabins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Like “Friends,” to which “Adults” will inevitably be compared, it’s a story of young people living in close quarters, conveniently both for them and for the purposes of comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
With so many people in such close quarters, when one person took sick, the rest fell like dominoes.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
