up close

adverb or adjective

: at close range

Examples of up close in a Sentence

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The Turtle Hospital: The Turtle Hospital in the Middle Keys city of Marathon is much more than a place to meet some sea turtles up close and personal. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 There is much to be said for up close and personal. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025 Dawn at the Downs is a chance for every day folks to watch morning workouts and see the Derby contenders up close and personal. Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Dragonfly will measure the composition of Titan up close and search for chemical signatures that could indicate the presence of life. Darryl Seligman, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for up close

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of up close was in 1653

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“Up close.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20close. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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