close quarters

Example Sentences

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“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 Nunalik’s 20-man crew lived in close quarters, many sharing cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

"You're bringing people together from all over the world, putting them in close quarters, and exposing them to viruses they've never encountered before," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

With so many people in such close quarters, when one person took sick, the rest fell like dominoes.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield