come close to
Example Sentences
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“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
The men did not come close to the animals, and were quickly apprehended by zoo officials, said an official at Ichikawa Police who spoke with AFP on a traditional condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The Bundesliga champions have come close to that figure before, with Gerd Muller, Uli Hoeness and Willi Hoffman finding the back of the net a total of 99 times in the 1972-73 season.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
She needs something better to even come close to how she runs in the mornings.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
