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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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I was a legislator at the time in California, watching it up close and personal and seeing the cases filed, and I’ve always called that “the rise of the AGs.”

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

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

Throughout their set, Zardoya waved a Puerto Rican flag, called out for her Latino family in the audience and even went down to the barricade where she got up close and personal with several fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

At least he’d get a chance to see Mr. Lemoncello up close and personal.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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