that's pretty close

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

Let's start with an example that's pretty close to home.

"This is something that's pretty close to us.

"It's a subject that's pretty close to home.

Fyodor Lukyanov, a top Russian foreign policy analyst, said that the sanctions were symbolic but important: "Of course these are very significant figures that belong to a small group that's pretty close to Putin.

That's probably not going to happen, no, but I can think of something that's pretty close: it's called Usenet.

The combination of great camera hardware and a solid and robust software offering make for a really excellent camera experience that's pretty close to unrivaled on the Android side of the fence.

Unfortunately, most household liquids have densities that are pretty close to water's.

"We've had one proposal on the pick that was pretty close".

I snagged a pair of pants in a micro-check at H&M ($24.95) that was pretty close to a $655 style by Marni.

Though both musicians had solos that were pretty close to extraordinary, it was the constant flow of communication between them that powered the set.

"I've felt all along that the minimum support and the max support he'll get were numbers that were pretty close together," he said.