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up close and personal

British

adverb

intimately

he got to know the prime minister up close and personal

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adjective

intimate

up-close-and-personal interaction

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Example Sentences

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But this time, it’s being presented off-Broadway in a radically reconceived version, dubbed “Masquerade,” that lets audiences get up close and personal with the phantom himself.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Saving the best for last, we ended the set visit getting up close and personal with some Xenomorphs and its younger form, the Facehugger.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

When I saw him up close and personal for the very first time, I was blown away.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Felix Salmon is joined by McKay Coppins to discuss his experience getting up close and personal with the Murdoch family and break down the dynamics behind the battle over the family empire.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2025

He’d seen polar bears fight from the safety of his parents’ tundra buggy but never up close and personal like this.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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