Sentence examples for close to before from inspiring English sources

But when you've never met the offspring of people you're really close to before, there's still a bit of magic left to the proceedings.

Google Insight ® (Google Inc., Mountain View, CA) indicates that search volume for the search term "flu" showed a tremendous spike right after the outset of the pandemic in April 2009, but quickly returned close to before-pandemic levels in the following two weeks [ 34].

In addition knee joint range of motion of the leading leg remained close to normal before and after surgery.

Negotiations have appeared close to resolution before.

City Opera has seemed close to collapse before.

The Emerald, as its regulars call it, has come close to closing before.

Cruise ships had sailed close to Giglio before.

I've never done anything close to that before".

People that were close to me before the music came out are still close to me.

Will they have to become skeletal and close to death before someone takes an interest?

Elsewhere, central banks cut interest rates close to zero before turning to unconventional policies.