come close
Example Sentences
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Northeast of Los Angeles, the two systems come close together at Cajon Pass, a geologically complex area where a rupture on one fault may be able to jump to the other.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026
“Weary Brokers Say They Must Ration, Not Sell Ford Stock,” The Wall Street Journal wrote Jan. 17, 1956, as the iconic car maker’s 10.2 million shares didn’t come close to filling demand.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
No network TV shows in the streaming era come close to those “Seinfeld” ratings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
“The increased passages does not come close to erasing the energy deficit, but it does help for the time being. Nor do we see production being restored in the region.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It took them more than four hours to free the four men who had been trapped in debris, including John Barry, who had come close to dying of suffocation before the rescuers arrived.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
