Sentence examples for came particularly close from inspiring English sources

No one came particularly close.

He came particularly close to selling to Disney.

None of the others came particularly close to earning a medal.

Neither side came particularly close to snatching a late winner in the second half of extra-time, meaning this year's World Cup would have its first penalty shoot-out - with Paraguay taking the honours.

Vick never came particularly close to an interception either; instead it was Manning who ruined a scoring opportunity, when he threw a pass straight to Rodgers-Cromartie (instead of tight end Martellus Bennett) in the end zone.

"We have seen Biden try for the presidency before and fail, and in fact not come particularly close".

(Things go easier in the recording studio, where performances can approach perfection through multiple takes: the groups La Venexiana, the Kassiopeia Quintet, and the Concerto Italiano have come particularly close).

Granted, Beckham did not win a World Cup, did not even come particularly close, and to that extent his place in the England and Old Trafford pantheon will always be secondary to Sir Bobby Charlton and others.

All right, Ireland are not the world champions, or anywhere near it, and England didn't come particularly close to crossing the tryline, as they did three times against New Zealand.

But Republicans did not come particularly close to winning, and November's environment will be no easier for the G.O.P. as Mr. Markey will have gained experience as the incumbent and turnout will probably be high because of a governor's election.

Mondory contested two of the field sprints in the race's first week, but did not come particularly close to winning either, finishing eighth and then seventh in stages 2 and 7 respectively.