close range
Example Sentences
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The proximity has prompted a spate of British media reports about security in the area and the potential for Iran to have monitored consular activities from close range.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Brought on in place of Foden and the Chelsea playmaker looked to make things happen and should have had an assist when his free-kick was headed wide from close range by Calvert-Lewin.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
When the team replaced the black object with a white one and added carbon dioxide, mosquitoes were able to locate the source, but only at close range.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Visiting goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved a Nicola Zalewski effort with four minutes gone but Atalanta broke through a minute later when Scamacca tucked home with ease from close range after Bensebaini's failed clearance.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
