Sentence examples for he was really close from inspiring English sources
He was really close to being selected.
"I think he was really close to going there.
He said he was "really close" to D'Antoni, one of his coaches with the USA Basketball team last summer, whom he called an "offensive mastermind".
Standing on the court of Madison Square Garden during the halftime break of the Knicks' game against the Miami Heat, Posada, the Yankees catcher, said he was "really close" to signing a new contract.
After scores of 69 and 67 in the first two rounds, Mickelson said he was "really close to a really hot round," and his sunny forecast came to fruition after a night of fierce thunderstorms dumped two inches of water on the course and delayed the start of play.
I don't know what that means, but he said he was really close.
Nobody's perfect, but he's really close.
"Because he's really close to being an everyday very good major league player".
I just thought it was visually very compelling: you're so in the moment, he's really close to it, he's not just visually or physically close, he's really mentally in that space.
"He is really close to the people," says Francisco, referring to his reputation for humble living – even as Archbishop he rode the bus here and eschewed the grandiose official residence for a small apartment.
