close range

Example Sentences

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Trump later told reporters that one Secret Service agent was shot at very close range, but was saved by his bullet-proof vest.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

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

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

In fact, the only bone I’ve ever broken is my thumb, in tenth grade, when a friend kicked a soccer ball into my hand at close range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

At close range, and with his choppers showing, I could see he hadn’t seen a toothbrush in quite some time, perhaps maybe never.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall