be close to
Example Sentences
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The company expects the full plant to be close to starting by the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Her son's lawyers argued that Høiby needed to be close to his mother.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A six-month emergency fund for these households would be close to $19,000, on average.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
"If the Taliban had not taken over, I would have almost finished school by now. I would be close to my dream of becoming a doctor. That is what I wanted," says Shama.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
“But we can walk places. If we lived downtown, we’d be close to the laundromat, and you’d just have a long walk to work instead of the other way around,” I say.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
