Sentence examples for this close from inspiring English sources

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this proximate

this shutdown

this shutting

this closing

this finish

The phrase "this close" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is used to describe a situation that is very close to happening, such as when someone almost succeeds at something. For example, "He was this close to winning the game!".

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"I'm glad I can be this close to him.

The New York Times

You don't get this close to animals in zoos.

The New York Times - Travel

"This close – ask HBO – this close".

The Guardian - Film

"But not this close.

The New York Times - Sports

Man, they're this close.

The New York Times - Sports

They have never been this close.

The New York Times - Sports

Are we this close to the edge?

Independent

"How can the bombers get this close?

The New York Times

"We have never been this close".

The New York Times

Not this close to water.

The New Yorker

Well, I say this close.

The Guardian - Sport

More suggestions(14)

this closeness

this shut

this tight

this finished

this closest

this near

this greater

this few

this nearing

this nearer

this closes

this shuts

this decommissioning

this closed

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