The phrase "a close ear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone who is attentive or listening carefully to what is being said.
Example: "She always keeps a close ear on the discussions during meetings to ensure she doesn't miss any important details."
Alternatives: "an attentive ear" or "a keen ear".
Written with a close ear for Washington's style, full of intimate personal details, they go just a few shrewd steps beyond statements the great man actually made when bemoaning his plight.
The creative crisis as described by Peter Watrous ["Much of Latin Pop, Aging and Sterile, Isn't Keeping Pace," Aug. 6] is partly due to the marketeers' having forgotten the musicians who have traditionally helped spark innovations while keeping a close ear to the music's rich heritage.
"We've been keeping a close ear to our consumers, and on-the-go users want a one-stop shop app for finding a restaurant," said Steven Dziedzic, CEO of Hoppit in a canned statement.
That means keeping a close ear to the marketplace, constantly soliciting and listening to the views of others and being willing to turn on a dime and change your playbook to anticipate and respond to evolving customer needs, competitor behavior and financial constraints.
From jersey club to broken beat and Chicago Footwork, Null keeps a close ear to the international underground, and brings his findings together in new hybrid forms.
Considering that the kid is barely out of high school, we'll be keeping a close ear on the mind-bending headfuckery he'll be producing a couple of years from now.
I know certain things happened there, and I have a very close ear to this conflict, because all the people I work with are from Donetsk.
Vedder's representative leans close, ear pressed to the mute lips of the sphinx.
Sure, rear seat entertainment systems and mobile technology have replaced playing Auto Bingo or singing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" to help pass the time, but Honda is now letting parents keep a closer eye – and ears – on the kids in its redesigned Odyssey minivan via a pair of new features.
In contrast, Mus were incapable of closing ear punch wounds and formed a scar composed of cartilage.
Putting a little more on the sides of your lashes (near your closest ear) makes your eyes look more elongated and larger.
