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
The post-match operation was observed at close quarters by Newcastle stewards and senior staff.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
Harteveldt said these close quarters often lead to altercations on flights.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
In close quarters, relationships count so heavily that to say something has no relationship in Chinese — mei guanxi — is to mean, often as not, it doesn’t matter.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
