Example Sentences

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Closely monitoring their price action can therefore offer important clues about the market’s next move.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Closely cropped and dramatically lighted, the tight composition gives the familiar scene a new immediacy and intimacy, leavened by the playful interaction of the Christ child and St. John.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Closely related to the European double bass, the tololoche is smaller in size.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Closely related individuals were detected as far as 44 km apart, and individuals less than 55 km were more genetically similar.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

Closely on the heels of this failure was another talented musician who played fiddle, excellent as the two before him.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss