CLOSELY in a Sentence
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340 example sentences for CLOSELY, such as:
1. This game is closely akin to rugby.
2. He resembles his father very closely.
3. The military base is closely guarded.
4. He was observed to follow her closely.
5. Access to the site is closely controlled.
2. He resembles his father very closely.
3. The military base is closely guarded.
4. He was observed to follow her closely.
5. Access to the site is closely controlled.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of CLOSELY
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closely
ad. in an attentive manner
ad. in a close relation or position in time or space
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 When he did emerge, it was in a ceremonial manner, with an escort of six dogs who closely surrounded him and growled if anyone came too near.
3 These were large sheets of paper which had to be closely covered with writing, and as soon as they were so covered, they were burnt in the furnace.
4 It hailed facts all day long so very hard, and life in general was opened to her as such a closely ruled ciphering-book, that assuredly she would have run away, but for only one restraint.
5 All closely imprisoned forces rend and destroy.
6 Some of them, ancient and experienced courtiers, closely imitated the example of the Prince himself, raising the goblet to their lips, and again replacing it before them.
7 And, in the meantime," said Locksley, "we will beset the place so closely, that not so much as a fly shall carry news from thence.
8 Well aware of the importance of taking the foe by surprise, the Black Knight, closely followed by Cedric, threw himself upon the bridge, and reached the opposite side.
9 He then turned from the Jew, who followed him, however, as closely as his shadow.
10 They hated her admitting she had attended so closely to such talk.
11 Really, if you looked closely at Clifford, he was a buffoon, and a buffoon is more humiliating than a bounder.
12 He watched her closely, as she was moving away.
13 Maria and Julia, and especially Maria, were so closely implicated in Mr. Crawford's misconduct, that she could not give his character, such as she believed it, without betraying them.
14 Well,' said the Jew, inspecting them closely; 'they're very good ones, very.
15 All this time, the two boys followed him closely about: getting out of his sight, so nimbly, every time he turned round, that it was impossible to follow their motions.
Example Sentence: (130 in 9 pages)
1 The computer model is able to mimic very closely the actions of a golfer.
2 Access to the site is closely controlled.
3 The military base is closely guarded.
4 His decision to move to London is closely allied to his ambition to become manager of the company.
5 Its brain is closely comparable to the brain of a chimpanzee.
6 She's a student and has to watch her budget closely.
7 The philosophical problems of chance and of free will are closely related.
8 My profession touches our national defense very closely.
9 It's amazing how closely Brian and Steve resemble each other.
10 We hope we can cooperate even more closely in the future.
11 He resembles his father very closely.
12 He was observed to follow her closely.
13 This game is closely akin to rugby.
14 She peered closely at her image in the mirror.
15 The party is under pressure to align itself more closely with industry.