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Meanings of close encounter in English
Usage of close encounter in English
1
Climb long enough and you'll have a close encounter … or several.
2
It was a close encounter of a magical, one-off kind, demanding explanation.
3
Had I really had a close encounter with one of Masada's dead?
4
Other than a close encounter with a nervous breakdown, no problem.
5
It's time for humanity to have a close encounter of the comet kind.
6
Harry had undergone a close encounter of the spiritual kind, and it showed.
7
A close encounter of this nature was by no means to Clay's liking.
8
His face had had a close encounter with a steering wheel.
9
I have begun to look back on my first close encounter with American power.
10
Despite being in different divisions, the match had threatened to be a close encounter.
11
Each picture in this story comes from a close encounter.
12
Britain's Ministry of Defence has had a close encounter of the credit crunch kind.
13
One close encounter with him was enough for one night.
14
Have you ever had a close encounter of the romantic kind with a celeb?
15
He told reporter Alex Ashton about his close encounter.
16
But he did not shrink from a close encounter.
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Translations for close encounter
Russian
Portuguese
Close encounter through the time
Close encounter across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Less common
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