Sentence examples for rather close from inspiring English sources

"I have a rather close woman friend here," he said.

But she's also found users in rather close physical proximity.

Several revolts marred his reign, including one in Media, which was rather close to home.

If that sounds rather close to Mr Bush's policy, that's because it is.

It was a joke but, in context, was rather close to the bone.

That phrase — "the occasional price of a noble but risky profession" — struck rather close to home.

Scene Two: Horatio, a rather close college chum on a surprise visit.

This would, I believe, be well beyond ethical and rather close to saintly.

We would rather close down the service before letting anyone in".

Still, the Review Group comes rather close to acknowledging privacy rights of foreigners.

So they keep a rather close watch on the Greenwich backcountry and Fairfield County in general.