close company
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Everywhere, it seems, Christmas keeps close company with calamity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
McKenzie chased his neat kick through to reclaim the ball and offload to Will Jordan, with the touchline for close company, in one movement.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2023
One set of prints showed a giant sloth avoiding a group of people, demonstrating that they were in close company.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
He spent a good while in the close company of the Russian Denis Spitsov, a couple of 21-year-olds out in the woods.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2018
Although I was no longer in love with the Captain, I did not wish to be thrown in such close company with him again—just the two of us.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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