close range

Example Sentences

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The visitors needed a response and they got it when Adams darted over from close range and Sheedy converted to halve the deficit.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Brought on in place of Foden and the Chelsea playmaker looked to make things happen and should have had an assist when his free-kick was headed wide from close range by Calvert-Lewin.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

The sound of the cracker shell going off was deafening at close range, and Owen threw his hands up over his ears.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz