up close and personal
Britishadverb
adjective
Example Sentences
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Seeing it up close and personal is like a viewing a religious relic, at least for those of us who worship in the Church of Cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“It really immerses you into the intensity of these films, where you’re up close and personal with these characters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Getting up close and personal with compost is part of the job...
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Miller’s view is up close and personal, providing the reader with private antidotes while examining her poems and correlating them to geopolitical issues.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
But Joey can’t resist the opportunity to conduct spy work up close and personal.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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