at close range

idiom

: from a short distance
The gun is made for shooting at close range.

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Stines then got closer to the judge and shot him twice at close range before leaving the chambers. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The footage shows Russian troops lining up Ukrainian soldiers along a wooded area under Russian control, then shooting the men and finally killing the wounded with shots at close range. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Reports indicate that the soldiers were restrained and shot at close range, reflecting an alarming, growing trend of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 The Israeli Health Ministry said autopsies showed they were all shot at close range; the six had been killed shortly before Israeli forces were to rescue them. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at close range 

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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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