close range

Example Sentences

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Brocklebank powered over from close range for his first ever Prem try but Scotland international Jordan waltzed through a gap in the Red Bulls defence minutes after.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Hooker Amy Cokayne rumbled over at the back of the maul, and replacement prop Sarah Bern also crashed through from close range twice.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The proximity has prompted a spate of British media reports about security in the area and the potential for Iran to have monitored consular activities from close range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

When the team replaced the black object with a white one and added carbon dioxide, mosquitoes were able to locate the source, but only at close range.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

He stepped further into the room, not quite following her, but unwilling to let her out of close range.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan