Sentence examples for close to a height from inspiring English sources

The hope is that injuries including a stomach strain, shin splints, a thigh problem and a stress fracture were part of her growing close to a height of 6ft tall.

The arena was placed on a table (height 76 cm), which was close to a wall in a room measuring 195 cm × 330 cm.

"He is slight but not weak and close to my height — a little over six foot".

This involved lifting a ten-foot log from a stand at close to shoulder height, then pressing it overhead repeatedly.

The flight itself is not as impressive as it may seem, given a bit of a headwind and or a very slight incline; running and gliding close to that height and distance might be possible without any flapping or motors.

Mr. Bush is not expected to face a major battle with Congress over the military budget, which he proposed to increase to $401 billion, an amount that brings him close to the height of the Reagan-era military buildup.

Criss said his toughest opponents were always those close to his height.

Standing in front of me, Kurt seemed small, close to my height, though he was actually 5ft 9in to my 5ft 5ft.

The top line, close to ceiling height, represents the river's expected water level 100 years from now.

Bubka missed his starting height three times -- running under the bar, not getting close to the height, then knocking the bar off.

Last summer he made a rare mistake by locking in long-term contracts for Central Asian gas at close to the height of the market — $340 for 1,000 cubic meters in 2009.