Sentence examples for be a close observer from inspiring English sources

The son of an anthropologist, he developed a lot of "tricks," as he put it, training himself to be a close observer of human nature, figuring out what others needed so he could get where he wanted to go.

Hadley is a close observer of her characters' inner worlds.

The German novelist Christa Wolf was a close observer and a survivor of two ignominious regimes.

Mr. McCrum is a close observer of why English has proved so sturdy and so vital.

Ms. Deraniyagala is a close observer of her own anger, more deranging than purifying.

For decades, he said, he has been a close observer of the company.

I thought – it's embarrassing to say – I thought I was a close observer of people.

He's a close observer of this work, but he's an even closer observer of the social landscape that surrounds it.

Gary J. Beach has long been a close observer of technology, a frequent speaker on the conference circuit and a confidante of senior technology executives.

Desai is a close observer of what she has called "the web of [family] relationships, sticky and sweet, clinging and trapping".

"To me it's like a huge aspiration," said Linda Kim-Davies, my Korean-American companion, a photographer and gallerist who has lived in Austria for 17 years and is a close observer of Asian and European culture.