up close
adverb or adjectiveDefinition of up close
: at close range
Examples of up close in a Sentence
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For something that’s undeniably monolithic, the transit center is downright welcoming up close. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Park-topped Transbay transit center pays architectural dividends, past troubles aside," 26 Aug. 2019 After the show, almost everyone waits in line to meet Daisy and the pugs up close. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "Farmer Minor will let you ‘hog and kiss’ Daisy the Pig if you promise to read more," 22 Aug. 2019 If the software finds something interesting, the crew can send an AUV equipped with a camera down to investigate up close. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Are We Entering a Golden Age of Shipwreck Discovery?," 1 Aug. 2019 Sending a spacecraft to study Uranus and Neptune up close would help unravel this enigma—if only NASA (or another space agency) would select one of the many existing proposals to do just that. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, "Burying CAESAR: How NASA Picks Winners—and Losers—in Space Exploration," 25 July 2019 Dino-developers paid special attention to ensure the creatures — from the leathery skin to the attentive eyes — appear even more believable up close. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "The real stars of 'Jurassic World - The Ride' are the freakily lifelike roaming dinosaurs," 23 July 2019 While the lunar surface looks quite alien up close, some of the most breathtaking images were captured when the astronauts turned the camera back to the view of Earth from space. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "11 things to know about the historic Apollo 11 mission," 20 July 2019 Robinson said the photos don't show the flags up close for a couple of reasons. — Anne Ryman, azcentral, "What happened to the American flags on the moon? Arizona professor has the answer," 17 July 2019 The keepers spray the scent on a plastic toy in one of the enclosures so visitors can see her up close. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "You can train tigers, feed birds and climb to the top of a giant aquarium at the zoo's new tours," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'up close.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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