at close range

idiom

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

Examples of at close range in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nevertheless, he was shot at close range, Joy said. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 Read: There are no ‘five stages’ of grief This education would presumably be accelerated in carnivores, who see death frequently and at close range. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024 The Israeli manager of the crossing said three workers were shot dead at close range by the driver crossing from Jordan. Reuters, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024 In 1901: President William McKinley was shot twice at close range by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024 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 24 Sep. 2024.

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