close range
Example Sentences
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That allowed the ball to run through to Harvey Barnes, who saw his effort saved by Fernando Muslera, and Ben White tapped in from close range.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
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
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
One boy destroyed four tanks at close range with his Panzerfaust and captured a fifth tank with only a pistol.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
