How to Use up close in a Sentence

up close

adverb or adjective

• To meet them, to hear from them, and to see their fight up close.
  — Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2023
• The mangrove is a tree who grows up close to the ocean and our creek(s) here.
  — Maggie Andresen, Scientific American, 17 Dec. 2021
• The mission is the first to study a metal-rich space rock up close.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
• To see her up close in that way and be able to study that is the greatest gift.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
• Ward has seen Martinez up close over the past two years when both were in the Pac-12.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
• And up close, the best star in the universe—our sun—is an orangey sphere of flame.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2023
• Winds will be out of the NNE through the day and could gust up close to 20mph in the afternoon.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
• Here is what the Summer Olympics looked like from up close.
  — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• Many have watched at a distance, in the news headlines and in the stats, but not up close.
  — Celine Gounder, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2021
• The trade-off, of course, was seeing fewer species up close.
  — Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022
• Standing on the floor for a concert gets you up close to the action.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 June 2021
• This son of Not This Time has tactical speed and should be up close from the start.
  — Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2022
• Pro tip: Grab a seat at the counter to watch the masterful cooking up close.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
• What is the best way for travelers to explore or see the cenotes up close?
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2021
• In Jacksonville, investors made up close to 30% of home sales.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 23 Feb. 2022
• They can be heard from miles away, but have rarely been witnessed up close.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2021
• The highlight, of course, is being able to get right up close to one of the antenna.
  — Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
• Book a kayak tour through the mangroves to see Keys ecosystems up close, and then find a place to relax.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• Telescopes are a great way to help kids explore the galaxy and see the planets up close.
  — Jen McCaffery, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
• Others who have seen the wreckage up close were daunted by the task ahead.
  — Terry Spencer and Russ Bynum, Chron, 28 June 2021
• Soon enough, us mere mortals will be given the chance to see the gem, and many others, up close.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 5 Apr. 2022
• His next time out, Webb - who missed more than five weeks with a shoulder strain - might be up close to the 90-pitch mark.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 July 2021
• Now that the wait is nearly over, The Times is getting up close and personal with the cast.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022
• Heads up: The seams on the ornament are raised and very visible up close.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
• To see it in action, up close, is a whole different thing.
  — P.j. Brown, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
• The final time that Jackson was up close to King would come two years later, in 1968.
  — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2022
• Few among the Chicago Bulls faithful get a chance to see their heroes up close.
  — Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• Boat trips to see the whales up close are very popular during that time.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2021
• Watch her up close at Teatro ZinZanni and see what everyone has been gushing about.
  — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
• Guests should look forward to a number water excursions and getting a chance to observe wildlife up close: kayaking, swimming, fishing, and birdwatching are just a few of the options on this voyage.
  — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025