close quarters
Example Sentences
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Mpox is unlikely to spread through casual contact, or in close quarters like on a plane or in an office or store, state health officials say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
McKenzie also has to provide emotional support to the team when issues like isolation and interpersonal conflict in close quarters get too much.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 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
Many remembrances circulating since Reiner’s shocking murder cite the significance of Meathead and Archie Bunker’s commitment to coexist, however uncomfortable that was in such close quarters.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
But at night, when it was cold, they were all grateful for the close quarters.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
