How to Use close the gap in a Sentence

close the gap

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  • Xavier was able to close the gap and trailed 80-79 with just under a minute to play.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Levi Ellis scored on a 3-yard run to close the gap to a touchdown at the half.
    — Zach Dzurick, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
  • What can women do to catch up or at least close the gap?
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Civics for Life aims to close the gap in civics education.
    — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
  • South Florida ended the quarter on a 7-2 run to close the gap.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Right now, Green is trying to close the gap between his skills and his command of the playbook.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Now, the Reds won’t win the series or take advantage of a chance to close the gap against Milwaukee.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
  • Valor Christian was down 14-5 at one point, but rallied to close the gap in the final minutes of the frame.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • After leading 35-11 at the half, Ryan managed to somewhat close the gap.
    — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Here are three areas employers can close the gap on burnout: 1.
    — Matthew Owenby, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Farmington scored again and had a chance to close the gap even more but Rogers blocked a field goal to keep the Cardinals down 31-21 in the third quarter.
    — Rick Fires, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Actions by states, cities and businesses could then close the gap toward his pledge.
    — Jean Chemnick, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The Cornhuskers turned to a favorite son, former quarterback Scott Frost, to attempt to close the gap.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
  • To close the gap, the company looked for creative ways of recruiting women to tech jobs.
    — Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This reduces the workload of caregivers and will also help close the gap in the number of caregivers needed.
    — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The Biden administration is well aware of the shortage and has taken action to close the gap.
    — Joni Williams Splett, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The Braves had a nice run in the third quarter to close the gap, but Boerger and sophomore Sophie Lentfer scored baskets late in the quarter.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • To help close the gap, White House officials have said that states also need to take more forceful action.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Federal and state tax breaks for certain electric cars and trucks help but don’t always close the gap.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In June 2023, the Women's Tennis Association announced a plan to close the gap over the next decade.
    — Danya Bacchus, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The Hurricanes led the Seminoles 16-12 after the first quarter, but Latson found her rhythm and made a three to open the second quarter and close the gap to one point.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
  • With Cal likely to lean on the run to slow the game’s pace, Ott will have plenty of opportunity to close the gap Saturday.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Three plays later, Garbers hit Kyle Ford on a five-yard touchdown pass to eventually close the gap to 16-14.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Doncic is on pace to surpass Larry Bird (59 triple-doubles) and close the gap on James Harden (68) this season.
    — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The most obvious demand is for countries to close the gap between their targets and policies.
    — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Miami and Wilkins had discussions on an extension before the start of the 2023 season but could not close the gap.
    — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Leaders must close the gap between current skills and future needs to tackle this problem.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Alongside Quinton Perkins’ seven fourth-quarter points, even a few last-minute three-pointers from Martin were not enough to close the gap.
    — Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But these won’t close the gap, and California appears headed toward more deficits in the future.
    — Adam Beam, Fortune, 10 May 2024
  • Its smoldering fuse took about 12 minutes to close the gap between the everyday and the horrific.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2023

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