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Example Sentences
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Det Insp Coles said thanks to the work of his colleagues running down leads over the weekend, the net had begun to close in on Rehman by Monday morning.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
Guardiola said the chance to close in on the leaders did not go unnoticed but said his players had to show they are title contenders again.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
When they close in on a target, the bats unleash rapid bursts of short calls, signaling the final stage of attack.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
He seizes our attention in every scene, naturalistically conveying Robbie’s touching decency as the walls close in on him.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
I watched them close in on the boy I’d grown up with, the boy whose harelipped face had been my first memory.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
