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• The stage’s surface is big enough to hold a four- or five-piece band, albeit in close quarters.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• Now that lockdowns have eased and more people are willing to be in close quarters, the series is back on track.
  — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Playing in close quarters on a venue stage, the U.K. group offered a high-energy rendition of the song.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2022
• After the round, Santillan’s corner worked the cut and the bleeding slowed as the two continued to trade blows in close quarters fighting through the eighth.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• The Fire came out competitive in the second half, and Torres had a near-miss at the far post in the 52nd minute thanks to a scooping save in close quarters by Bingham.
  — oregonlive, 21 June 2023
• Has a lanky frame, but needs to get stronger in order to have success in close quarters and in contact situations.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• The design on the end of the pen is intentionally crafted to be used to jab and break away when in close quarters with an attacker.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
• Cats can then cough on their owners in close quarters, and thus transmit pneumonic plague.
  — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• In the boxcar, the logistics of moving 10 courses on and off the table in close quarters meant the performance wrapped up in less than 90 minutes.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2021
• His method was to put characters with clashing worldviews in close quarters.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
• Schaefer from the corner centers the puck in front into a mass of bodies and Sawchyn, with position on Marek Alscher, does nicely in close quarters to put the puck in.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2022
• The contagiousness of the virus paired with people being in close quarters during the winter months is often what drives surges in cases.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 23 Feb. 2024
• How will people cope with spending extended time in close quarters that are the farthest anyone has ever been from home?
  — Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2023
• Relationship trouble begins to form between the young couple and mother as they're forced to live in close quarters.
  — Kara Thompson, Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2022
• Washington threatened again in the 76th minute, but a save by goalkeeper Shelby Hogan in close quarters prevented a third goal for the Spirit and what would have been a second for Hatch.
  — oregonlive, 24 June 2023
• Barrage, too, can be devastating in close quarters and tight spaces.
  — Matt Gardner, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the clip, band members are seen rocking out in close quarters while dressed in Motorhead and Black Sabbath t-shirts, giving a clear hint as to some of the new album’s hard rock inspirations.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 6 June 2023
• In order to keep their farms at scale, farmers must keep animals in close quarters and constantly till the same area of land, not allowing the soil to regenerate.
  — Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• One of the labor conditions provoking discontent was that healthy workers could be confined in close quarters with ones who were sick.
  — Jeffrey Wasserstrom, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
• Migrants often fall sick after being stuck in close quarters, airline workers said, and some seem fragile.
  — Annie Correal Federico Rios, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Still, Shiffrin conceded that being in close quarters with her week after week, including during the tense minutes in the cramped start area before a race, can be unnerving.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021
• But if the virus comes back in force, prisons and jails are especially vulnerable to an outbreak, since there are large numbers of people living in close quarters.
  — Kelan Lyons, courant.com, 22 June 2021
• Many people think that EDPs are too powerful and take up too much space, especially when working in close quarters with other people.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The two also have learned a lot about each other and how to live in close quarters with another person at a far more profound level than would have been possible in a dormitory.
  — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2021
• Scientists have linked norovirus’s cold tolerance, along with more people being indoors in close quarters, to its prevalence in winter.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
• The family has had some experience staying in close quarters.
  — Washington Post, 31 July 2021
• That includes wearing an N95 or KN95 mask when indoors and in close quarters with others of unknown vaccination status.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 July 2021
• But that could change this flu season, as mask mandates have disappeared and more people are interacting in close quarters in school, workplaces, sports events, public transport, and more.
  — Alice Park, Time, 11 Oct. 2022
• Pontoon boats, especially large ones, can be notoriously hard to handle in close quarters and at slow speeds.
  — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• After protesting to the referee, Messi, Suarez and Alba found themselves in close quarters with Ortiz, and an argument erupted.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024