How to Use close quarters in a Sentence

close quarters

plural noun
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  • Visitors used to creep through narrow hallways while ghosts and goblins jumped out in close quarters.
    — Dan Sewell, Star Tribune, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Living in close quarters was more than a cultural choice for barrio residents.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Countless images have emerged of participants packed should-to-shoulder in close quarters.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2020
  • With all winter sports held indoors and in close quarters, Minges believes athletes should wear masks while competing, too.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • But in these environments, people are in close quarters and, in relaxed social settings, likely to break rules.
    — Dr. Tanya Altmann, CNN, 1 Dec. 2020
  • In her most recent outing 14 nights ago, this runner broke well but fell back some down the backstretch and then took up some in close quarters at the turn to lose some momentum.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Meatpacking facilities, where workers often work in close quarters, emerged as virus hotspots early in the pandemic.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • About 200 people attended the party, mingling in close quarters largely without masks.
    — Mario Parker, Bloomberg.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Aside from government directives that are often ignored, the pandemic has featured plenty of shaming aimed at people who don’t wear masks or who party in close quarters.
    — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The authors noted that the virus spread quickly among the Roosevelt's crew, facilitated by close quarters and asymptomatic crew members.
    — NBC News, 19 Nov. 2020
  • That’s because any outbreak would be difficult to control in a place where people live in close quarters and where medical capabilities are limited.
    — Nick Perry, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2020
  • That's because any outbreak would be difficult to control in a place where people live in close quarters and where medical capabilities are limited.
    — Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
  • This year, the company has sped the adoption of options like virtual selling and curbside pickup to accommodate shoppers wary of being in close quarters with others.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Scump had to retreat to the bomb site and play in close quarters.
    — Dallas News, 29 May 2022
  • Many parents have been in close quarters with their kids for the past year and a half.
    — Julie Jargon, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2021
  • On top of the close quarters, keep in mind that a duplex means twice the amount of upkeep.
    — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The set was designed to suggest the close quarters of a discotheque.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Some feared coughing in close quarters; others couldn’t make the rent.
    — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Many abusers and victims are in close quarters, day and night, during Covid-19.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • His workshop is full of elves making toys in close quarters.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Michael said the hardest part of the journey was being in such close quarters with each other for so long.
    — Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The new bullpup shotgun, a pump action gun with a sleek finish, is designed for close quarters.
    — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
  • It was sidelined in Guam but sailors were still living in close quarters on board as the virus spread unabated.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • But can their friendship survive in such close quarters?
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 13 Jan. 2023
  • School, sports, after-school clubs, and the bustling cafeteria put teens in close quarters with each other.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021
  • As the number of people living in close quarters grew, pits no longer sufficed.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • As colder weather arrives, more people will be indoors and in close quarters, which can add to the spread.
    — Erica Lamberg, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The 2020 novel by Rumaan Alam follows two families who are forced into close quarters when a sudden emergency befalls them.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The inferno was exacerbated by the camp’s close quarters and shoddy construction.
    — Suzy Hansen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2024

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