Sentence examples for seems close to from inspiring English sources

His eyes are shining now; he seems close to tears.

Mr Berlusconi seems close to doing just that.

Mexico seems close to a big labour-market overhaul.

One of the minarets seems close to collapse.

But reopening the club seems close to an impossible dream.

Occasionally she shakes and seems close to tears.

Something about puppets seems close to black magic, like using a Ouija board.

If the former has lost its memory, the latter seems close to losing its mind.

Hard rock – and indeed heavy metal – seems close to Feist's heart right now.

And he is a professional speechwriter, which seems close to a contradiction in terms.

The "Confessions" dwells on the horrors of opium in a way that seems close to boasting.