Sentence examples similar to close to packed from inspiring English sources

I have once or twice come close to packing it all in.

He argues that, in grammar schools' heyday, the state system was becoming so good that many independent schools were "close to packing up".

Rob and Ursula close to packing off Henry to boarding school; Helen is sleepwalking and (supposedly) threatening Henry while doing so; she's been prescribed antidepressants.

After months of struggle, they were close to packing it all in when, instead, they took a business mentor's advice and went to New York.

"The group of Obama's running around and talking about meaningless sanctions until today is highly laughable, when their 'strategic patience' policy is completely worn out and they are close to packing up to move out," the statement reportedly added.

A crew hired for the third straight game to blast streamers out of air cannons at the final horn to toast a win was close to packing up and heading home.

Until that intercept, they looked like a team that was close to packing it in.

"Up until then, I'd had some disappointments and I'd always been close to packing it all in after not seeing a result year after year for seven years.

Robots rearrange the shelves to keep the fast-selling items at the perimeter, close to packing stations.

The preliminary report from the investigation says the plane made several abrupt maneuvers before nosing down and smashing into a box seat area close to a packed grandstand.

And he comes close to being packed off to a hospital when his daughter's roommates mistake his latest experiment for a suicide attempt.