close quarters
Example Sentences
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England looked to the open spaces, rather than close quarters, to add to their 14-3 lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
By being in close quarters together, a greater sense of collaboration has enveloped The Ringer’s team.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
In Minneapolis, those officers are walking and driving through the largely residential city looking for people to arrest—and coming into close quarters with angry and organized residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
“Anytime you have a gathering of kids in close quarters, you risk sharing germs,” says Elizabeth Murray, a pediatrician in Rochester, New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
In close quarters, relationships count so heavily that to say something has no relationship in Chinese — mei guanxi — is to mean, often as not, it doesn’t matter.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
