at close range

Idioms

Very nearby, as in At close range, the rock band was unbearably loud. Derived from shooting— range denotes the distance that missile or projectile can be made to travel—this expression soon came to mean anything in close proximity.

Example Sentences

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at close range

That came after Hampton had scrambled across goal to stop Dilja Zomers' shot bouncing in off the far post and leapt to deny Jessen at close range.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

When the team replaced the black object with a white one and added carbon dioxide, mosquitoes were able to locate the source, but only at close range.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

Epirus’s systems are designed to take down drones at close range, without damaging anything or anyone else around them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

"I would defy anyone not to be impressed seeing such a huge bird at close range."

From BBC ● May 28, 2025

Now she had a chance to see it at close range.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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