Sentence examples for close meaning from inspiring English sources

Ohio and Texas are expected to be close, meaning the news organisations won't be able to project a winner immediately.

But this year's contest is expected to be close, meaning gun control could emerge as a significant factor.

Existing-home sales are typically counted when the transactions close, meaning that the July statistics probably reflected buying decisions made a month or two earlier.

Putting the Past Behind The summer movie season -- and it was, by almost universal agreement, one of the worst in recent memory -- is finally whimpering to a close, meaning it's time for the fall festivals to kick into gear.

"Nasdaq has never had and never addressed a market-clearing open and close, meaning that a price is set that satisfies all market orders on the close or open," said the manager of an index arbitrage trading desk at a major Wall Street firm who spoke on the condition that he not be identified.

The year 2007 will soon draw to a close, meaning we'll be seeing plenty of year-end retrospectives on every Web site in Creation.

It will continue this way, she said, until the "democratic deficit" is closed, meaning equal representation for men and women.

Thus, FAA officials anticipate the auxiliary tower would be closed, meaning the third runway could not be used.

It's not the most prominent visually but it compensates by staying persistently in view until opened or closed, meaning it always requires an interaction from our readers.

The actor Rosario Dawson drew boos when she mentioned that the New York primaries were closed, meaning only registered Democrats could vote for Sanders.

Florida's primary is closed, meaning independents, who have sided with Sanders in large numbers in other states, won't be able to participate.