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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a close glimpse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a brief or partial view of something, often implying that the view is intimate or detailed.
Example: "Through the window, I caught a close glimpse of the artist at work, carefully applying paint to the canvas."
Alternatives: "a brief look" or "an intimate view".
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We will arrive early and scan the grounds for a close glimpse of our favorite stars.
Sharing the same stadium as Dodge, Weatherford caught a close glimpse of the fire Dodge was under.
Soldiers patrolled the scene, pushing back drunken men running up for a close glimpse of Mr. Henao's miniskirt-clad dancers.
After the Galileo mission, this will be a long awaited chance to have a close glimpse into some of the mysteries of this moon.
His passion for flying subsided but an impromptu visit by a transport aircraft gave Pattle a close glimpse of it, which rekindled his interest.
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We raced shin-high into the surf for a closer glimpse.
"It might have been a goose," Serafinowicz says, hopefully, and the pair race to the window, like two E-number-addled six-year-olds, for a closer glimpse.
But scientists got a closer glimpse of it last year, when it passed briefly in front of a star (an event called an occultation), and they report their findings in the current issue of the journal Nature.
Most of the workers loading and unloading fresh fish nearby ignore it as an eyesore, but some locals drive their cars around this dusty port to catch a closer glimpse.
Book-ended by that comforting opening shot of Isis's ample, aristocratic flanks and a closing glimpse of Richard E Grant's ample, aristocratic forehead, we entered series five with an episode that was vintage Downton.
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