come close
Example Sentences
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That would have hit U.S. aluminum extruders hard, because a 25% tariff cannot come close to covering the current cost gap.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Talk about weird weather that the name Lala doesn’t even come close to reflecting.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
That might bridge the current deficit, or come close, over the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
None of his fellow chain crew members come close to equaling Moreno’s years of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
When he was a little child he always wanted to pet a deer, and he daydreamed that a deer would let him come close and touch its nose.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
