close to hand
Example Sentences
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His attention to the smallest of tactical specifics has already surprised members of the team and, even in largely meaningless pre-season friendlies, his tactical clipboard has stayed close to hand.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
But the solution is close to hand: We can revive expert advisory boards for consequential technologies.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
For example, as the family settles into a room at the resort, Chevy admonishes Harry for coming too close to hand over a menu.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
I have plenty of letter writers who do resent their mothers and cannot imagine trying to work up resentment if you legitimately do not have any close to hand.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2020
Where the pass was so constricted that rangers had to go single file, Squire Dalbridge would take the lead, scanning the heights as he went, his longbow ever close to hand.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
