up close and personal
Britishadverb
adjective
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
“I’m up close and personal in the game I’ve loved all my life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024
Hundreds wake up early and queue outside the church gates for a chance to see senior royals up close and personal.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
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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