close quarters
Example Sentences
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They may have then spread Andes virus to others through breathing shared air or other close contact in close quarters.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
In Minneapolis, those officers are walking and driving through the largely residential city looking for people to arrest—and coming into close quarters with angry and organized residents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 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
The post-match operation was observed at close quarters by Newcastle stewards and senior staff.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Enslaved people living in close quarters with slave owners made for close relationships.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
