Sentence examples for thrown close from inspiring English sources

Two petrol bombs were thrown close to the headquarters of the former Quinn family business on the Ballyconnell Road in Derrylin close to the border with the Irish Republic.

Baynton's Sam and Corden's Phil, office mates thrown close together by circumstance, were not blown to pieces by a car bomb at the end of Season 1, as looked likely, and as the first sentence of this paragraph should have made clear, but..

Baynton's Sam and Corden's Phil, office mates thrown close together by circumstance, were not blown to pieces by a car bomb at the end of Season 1, as looked likely, and as the first sentence of this paragraph should have made clear, but are living under witness protection in Texas, somewhere back of beyond.

The Mariners all seemed ready for Finley's fastball, which came in at 89 to 92 m.p.h.; Colon had thrown closer to 100 m.p.h.

"The guy throws close to 100, rather than bring in Rhodesy, who throws 89.

Early in the game, Marichal threw close to Wills and to Ron Fairly, the right fielder.

If Jackson continued to throw close to 150 pitches a game, his productivity would suffer to a much greater degree.

We'll sit in the dugout and somebody throws close to somebody and you know it's not intentional, but you don't like it.

Tucker was the third batter and second Royals player hit in the game, one day after the teams had words and were warned for throwing close to hitters.

Mazzone also remembers a time when Maddux threw close to Eddie Murray, who made noises that Maddux was trying to hit him.

Once that phase is complete, Santana will begin gently throwing off a mound and gradually increase his workload, probably pitching in minor league games, until he can throw close to 100 pitches in real game conditions.