Sentences with close

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Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep. [VERB noun]
Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. [VERB]
The second way to improve your smile is close the gap between your teeth.
Very often people incorrectly assume that women aren't strong enough or aggressive enough for close combat.
Many enterprises will be forced to close. [VERB]
Minford closed down the business and went into politics. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
The beaches are close by, and world class dining seems to be around each corner.
His pupils dilate when you are up close and you see them.
They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing. [VERB noun]
Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'. [VERB noun]
SYNONYMY NOTE: close1 suggests something whose parts or elements are near together with little space between [close-order drill]; dense suggests such a crowding together of elements or parts as to form an almost impervious mass [a dense fog]; compact suggests close and firm packing, esp. within a small space, and usually implies neatness and order in the arrangement of parts [a compact bundle]; thick, in this connection, suggests a great number of parts massed tightly together [thick fur]
He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. [VERB noun]
Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p. [VERB preposition/adverb]
By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success. [+ of]
Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear. [+ to]
She and Linda became very close.
...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.
He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.
Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.
There is a close connection between pain and tension.
He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold.
It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties.
She sounded close to tears. [+ to]
There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.
I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him. [VERB + on]
...116 Dendridge Close.
A close formation
A close haircut
A close relative
A close friend
A close contest
A close resemblance
A close study
A close atmosphere
A close prisoner
A close cap
The door closed behind him
To close a road
His hand closed over the money
The shop closed at six
Steels closed two points down
The close of the day
Hillside Close
close quarters
close custody
Credit is close
close marching order, close weave
A close shave
A close neighbor
A close friend
A close translation
A close search
A close description
close reasoning
close in age
A close decision
To close a street
To close an incision
To close forces
To close one's mind
The door closes quietly
The store closes at noon
Steel closed high
The wound has closed
His friends closed about him
Closing on the leading runner
A cathedral close
If you are cold, close the window. [VERB noun]
Slowly he closed the book. [VERB noun]
To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. [VERB noun]
To close a deal to everyone's satisfaction.
We close the sale of the house next week.
To close a store for the night.
The epidemic forced authorities to close the schools. The police closed the bar for selling liquor to minors.
We closed the cruiser to put our injured captain on board.
To close a bird in a cage.
The door closed with a bang. This window is stuck and will not close tight.
Her lips closed firmly.
His pursuers closed rapidly.
We closed with the invaders shortly before sundown.
The service closed with a hymn.
The school closed for the summer.
The builder closed with the contractor after negotiations.
The play closed in New York yesterday and will open in Dallas next week.
The market closed low for the fourth straight day.
A close formation of battleships.
A close texture; a close weave.
The barn is so close to the house that you can hear the animals. His birthday is in May, close to mine.
This dark pink is close to red. He left her close to tears.
A flower close to a rose; a close relative.
A close circle of friends.
A close, clinging negligee.
The matter requires close investigation.
A close, literal translation.
A close contest.
close reasoning.
A close hatch.
A close siege preventing all escape.
close quarters.
A hot, close room.
A spell of close, sultry weather.
She is so close that you can tell her all your secrets.
He is very close with his money.
The entire parish participated in the close communication.
close parentheses; close quotes; close brackets.
An eagle close.
A bear's head couped close.
At the close of day; the close of the speech.
The fighters met in a fierce close.
When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
To sail close to the wind.
An answering pennant flown close up.
A close coat
We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
Close the door behind you when you leave. Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed. The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader. to close the ranks of an army They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.
close the session; to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction The debate closed at six o'clock. He has closed the last two games for his team.
A close alley; close quarters
[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
He is a close friend.
A close prisoner
A close contest
close reasoning
Money is close.
A close translation
The patient was kept under close observation.
To close a hole in a wall with plaster.
To close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers.
He closed the crate and tied it up.
To close one's mind to the opposite opinion.
Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision.
The circuit was closed so the current could be measured.
To close a debate.

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