Sentence examples for close to quit from inspiring English sources

"I was really close to quit tennis," he said last week, "because after the first surgery, the second one, and, in the end, the third one, it was really, really sad moments for me".

Having studied the route I knew that this was nonsense, but we were too close to quit.

Many more were close to quitting.

"I came close to quitting baseball," he says.

More than once, he came close to quitting his command in frustration.

He was as close to quitting last winter as Iverson was to being traded last summer.

But, lending credibility, a hardline Maoist faction that accuses the leadership of selling out is close to quitting the party.

The Bridesmaids filmmaker came close to quitting the movie after being "inundated with hate" for his modern vision.

Married to the photographer and artist David Michalek, Ms. Whelan, at 42, is not remotely close to quitting.

He came very close to quitting last autumn when George Obsorne made his attempt – subsequently aborted under pressure – to slash tax credits.

A year ago, close to quitting, he switched coaches, joining Peirsol at Nova Aquatics in Orange County to train under Salo.