up close and personal
Britishadverb
adjective
Example Sentences
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The zoologist George Schaller traveled the globe to get up close and personal with tigers, gorillas and other animals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
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
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
“I wasn’t trying to get up close and personal with anything in that world, but...there were Pteranodon flying in the sky!”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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