at close range

idiom

: from a short distance
The gun is made for shooting at close range.

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Both Jose and Kitty Menendez were shot multiple times at close range. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 May 2025 The Philippine footage shows one of the Chinese frigates tailing the Philippine vessel at close range. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 An enraged and grief-stricken Beatrix attacks Luca and gets a hold of his gun, shooting him at close range. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025 As the rest of the women are corralled into the shower stalls and killed by a machine gun at close range, Janine is hauled away, screaming in horror. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for at close range

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“At close range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20close%20range. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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