Sentence examples for held it close from inspiring English sources

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Mg2+ as counterion also thinned the double layer because its two charges held it close to the fixed charge.

Martinez took one, held it close to his ear and banged it with his hand as he listened.

He held it close to his ear and squeezed it, which he said was a way to listen for worms.

Clark snatched one of her favorite toys from the bag and held it close — Harry the Dirty Dog, based on the 1956 picture book of that name.

He held it close while he looked around at the pink walls, the empty chairs, the dusty desk in the corner, the frail plants wilting in their pots.

Tyler, never short on mundane detail, describes her actions as she speaks: "She plucked a packet of NutraSweet from a bowl and held it close to her eyes, her lips twitching slightly as she read the fine print".

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When you slide the top half down, you're breaking the connection between two magnets (one in each half of the phone) that held it closed, allowing the spring-loaded hinge to do its thing.

Jim pinched his nose and held it closed.

She looked away, rocked the baby and held it closer to her as if to shield it from all the idiocy of the world.

who also stored the allocation code and held it closed until all endpoint assessments and final statistical analyses were performed.

Put a hand under its rear and front area and hold it close to your body.

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