at close range

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Until recently, achieving big impact at close range in unfriendly territory generally required putting elite career operatives directly in harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

For six tumultuous years, director Nico Ballesteros followed Ye at close range, capturing the artist’s rawest highs and lowest lows in the new documentary “In Whose Name?”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

First responders working at close range, often without adequate respiratory protection, were at higher risk of developing adverse health conditions.

From Los Angeles Times