Sentence examples for a close read of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a close read of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a detailed or careful examination of a text or piece of work.
Example: "In her essay, she provides a close read of the poem, analyzing its themes and structure."
Alternatives: "a detailed analysis of" or "an in-depth examination of".

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Students will conduct a close read of newspaper articles on the traffic issues that Charleston residents face, specifically in the Clements Ferry corridor.

Other problems emerge as well when you do a close read of the bill.

This would mean that conservatives value harm/care, but a close read of Haidt's provocative and engaging book makes this claim about conservatives difficult to believe, since the author offers very little evidence to support this.

How about a professional development where teachers do a "close read" of Ta-Nehisi Coates' essay about reparations, or Chimamanda Adichie's TEDTalk on the danger of a single story?

Take a close read of the street and then go straight to your car, then home.

[#unhandled_shortcode] In a somewhat different vein, last month, Cracked's Robert Evans published an interesting piece, "7 Things I Learned Reading Every Issue of ISIS's Magazine," that was based upon a close read of ISIS's propaganda magazine, Dabiq, which is named after a town in northern Syria.

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"On the scientific evidence, we don't know if it was the UN troops or not".A close read of the panel's report, however, suggests otherwise.

A close reading of the law may not support that.

(A close reading of online comments threads says yes).

But a close reading of the text might suggest otherwise.

Naomi Frame, the teacher, guided the students in a close reading of a few paragraphs.

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