Sentence examples for came extremely close from inspiring English sources

Even before he became prime minister, David Cameron singled out the cleric for attention, saying in January 2010 that he needed close investigation as his comments came "extremely close to the line of encouraging hatred, extremism and violence".

Tipper truck went past me at a high speed (about 40mph) and came extremely close to me.

My ambition to see one in my own back yard came extremely close to success on the eleventh of August, 2016.

The LIPA chairman, Richard M. Kessel, said that Long Island came "extremely close to blackouts" during a four-day heat spell in early July.

Upadhyaya had apparently, "expressed alarm at the number of police in the vicinity, and noticed undercover authorities who came extremely close to him whenever he spoke on the phone".

He has been a Booker bridesmaid twice, having been shortlisted in 1999 for The Blackwater Lightship and in 2004 for The Master, which, by all accounts, came extremely close.

So does its action, which comes extremely close to the audience.

"The sound comes from the player," she said, noting that modern makers have come "extremely close" to matching the quality of top Strads.

Carl Doran, the editor of Sports Personality of the Year, said: "It is a shame there are no female contenders in the top 10 this year, despite some coming extremely close.

I come extremely close, but can never truly recreate the comforting, steamy atmosphere of my grandparents' living room on a Tuesday night eating tea watching John Craven's Newsround.

The discs can be any color, except the colors can't repeat on any given canvas (though they come extremely close), and the people making the paintings choose the colors.