Synonym: about, approximately, around, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some. Similar words: be close to, closet, close, closer, close in, closely, close up, closest. Meaning: adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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91) Sources close to Number 10 say there will be no change in the Cabinet.
92) Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport.
93) In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
94) The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
95) I tell you, I was so mad I came close to hitting her.
96) The hotel is in the city centre, close to shops and local amenities.
97) Some of his comments about her appearance were a bit close to the bone.
98) The hotel is conveniently situated close to the beach and the shops.
99) You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area.
100) Two skiers were injured by safety netting that was too close to the course.
101) The President liked to go to Williamsburg, a place close to his heart.
102) Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear.
103) Her guess came a little too close to the truth for my liking.
103) Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!
104) Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front.
105) He was accidentally killed by going too close to Vesuvius.
106) The hotel is not very modern, but it does have the advantage of being close to the city centre.
107) Sammy was standing close to Ned, talking animatedly with him.
108) I don't mind where we go on vacation as long as it's close to a beach.
109) Stock prices climbed close to the peak they'd registered before the stock market crashed.
110) My son is causing endless problems, and I'm close to the end of my rope.
111) It's a mercy the accident happened so close to the hospital.
112) It is natural for the shopkeeper to feel annoyed when the hypermarket is set up close to his shop.
113) Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore.
114) The police are close to solving the mystery of the missing murder weapon.
115) Her relationship isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother.
116) Everyone felt that the speaker's remarks hit close to home.
117) His comments about her size were a bit close to the bone.
118) They walked in a crouch, each bent over close to the ground.
119) Her mother was pleased that she chose a college close to home.
120) She stood close to the wall, hugging herself against the cold.
More similar words: be close to, closet, close, closer, close in, closely, close up, closest, close down, disclose, lose, set off, set out, set fire to, give rise to, lose sight of, lose interest, cloud, o'clock, lost, clownish, set, clothing, at a loss, set up, offset, upset, asset, settle, set down.