How to Use at close range in a Sentence
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He had been shot in the back of his head at close range.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
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The 41-year-old nurse had been shot 14 times at close range.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
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Brophy fell to the ground, and was shot again in the chest at close range.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022
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Paul Murdaugh was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range.
—Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
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Glock from his waistband and shooting Craig one time in the side at close range.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2022
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The car begins to drive off, and the officer pulls the trigger, at close range.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
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Jaeger Brigade fought at close range with Russian marines.
—Marcus Walker, WSJ, 16 June 2023
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An autopsy found Hawkins had been shot once in the side of his face at close range.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
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Jordan, who is Mizell's godson, then pulled a gun out and shot Mizell twice in the head at close range.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
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Cameron confirms that both elk had been shot in the head with the .40 caliber handgun at close range.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2024
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One of Flynn's friends held a knife to Gregg Smart's neck while Flynn shot him at close range.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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Authorities said the teenager also had been shot at close range in the back of the head.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
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Leech was forced to get on her knees and shot in the head at close range, District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said.
—Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
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The car begins to drive off, and the officer pulls the trigger, at close range, through the driver’s window.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
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One local mayor said the workers were shot at close range.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 15 May 2023
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Both officers then shot Mitchell at close range, killing him.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
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Sometime after that video was taken, Paul was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
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Bryan joined the chase in his own truck and recorded Travis McMichael shooting Arbery at close range with a shotgun.
—Russ Bynum, ajc, 11 Mar. 2023
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Jordan approached Mizell, pointed his firearm at him, and fired two shots at close range.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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The mother of two small children had been shot at close range several times.
—Andrea Acosta, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
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According to the prosecution, Paul was shot in the chest and head with a shotgun at close range.
—Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
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And focusing for hours at close range leads to eye fatigue, headaches, and blurred vision.
—Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
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Crooks, with soft hands, a wide body, a feathery touch and a willingness to use the glass at close range, converted time and again.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
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He was shot in the stomach at close range from a car, according to the Kurdish human rights group Hengaw.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
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Both victims were shot at close range, the first in the lower back, and the second in the upper arm, the U.S. Attorney's Office reports.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2023
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Berton fires his rifle multiple times, striking Sanchez Ramos at close range, the video shows.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
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Stippling wounds suggested that she was shot at close range.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
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No one showed in U.S. District court to defend the new law that would bar people from filming police at close range.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
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The game’s shotgun, granted early in the story, carries enough power to rip limbs off at close range.
—WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022
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Some were hit at close range by Ukrainian infantry using antitank weapons.
—Vladyslav Golovin Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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