Sentence examples for close as if from inspiring English sources

You are as close as if I had given birth to you myself, she says.

Then he came back to the pile of objects and leaned close, as if looking for something specific.

Mr. Sgarlato uses his hands in broad gestures, always keeping one close, as if it's got a mike in it.

"I feel close to two or three people, but not as close as if we were lifelong friends," she said.

In each case Ms. Purcell got really close, as if to capture the very site at which form was betrayed.

He looks darned close, as if his throw may hit me in the head before bouncing into Mark Teixeira's glove.

A hand closes as if to pull taffy.

"In the car," he answered her, "you smelled sweet," and moved closer, as if to verify.

Maman isn't looking at the photos anymore; her eyes are closed, as if in prayer.

The son's eyes were partly closed, as if he were trying to fall asleep.

Old men sat on benches, eyes closed, as if dreaming of winters long ago.