close quarters

Example Sentences

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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

Harteveldt said these close quarters often lead to altercations on flights.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

And they have to play in these close quarters; it was a very close kind of set.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Malcolm had never seen a baby at close quarters, and he was struck at once by how real she seemed.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman