Sentence examples for he was even close from inspiring English sources

He was even close with some, like the aspiring ultimate fighter who wrestled him.

He was even close friends with Lincoln Perry (better known as the minstrel performer Stepin Fetchit), a friendship explored in the play Fetch Clay, Make Man (2013).

"If the day ever came when he was even close to signing a contract, he'd have to go through a more rigorous medical, but I quite firmly believe that he would just as easily pass that.

Now, with the prosecutor saying Abaaoud travelled around central Paris while the attacks were underway, it appears that he was even closer than previously thought.

"I don't think he's even close" to reaching his full potential, said Sellers, who has been impressed by Wallace's natural running gait.

If he is even close to the truth, this factor alone may put the United States behind Japan in per-capita performance.

And everyone who keeps trying to write LeBron James's legacy before he is even close to finishing building it just feels more and more foolish, writes Ken Berger on CBSSports.com.com

So much so that I'm not sure he's even close to capable of being objective about the company.

He's even closed the gender gap.

"He found his feet at Bath last year, and he's even closer to finding his feet, and his voice, this year.

He's even closer to an equally important milestone: Romney has built a delegate lead nearly as big as the one held by the ultimate GOP nominee John McCain when Romney decided to end his presidential bid in 2008.