close range

Example Sentences

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The visitors needed a response and they got it when Adams darted over from close range and Sheedy converted to halve the deficit.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The opening scores came through his pack as Cokayne, who started and scored in the World Cup final, finished off the back of a rampaging maul and Bern powered over from close range.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

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

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

And yet at close range their faces showed the tension.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien