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Meanings of looked close in English

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Usage of looked close in English
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Signs of movement The dispute has rarely looked close to being resolved.
Radio NZ
2
Mr Shushions! He bent down and looked close at the old man.
Clayhanger
3
Jane looked close at the hand in the photograph once more.
Recalled to Life
4
Peter saw that the woman's hands were trembling; she looked close to tears.
The passage
5
Kevin De Bruyne looked close to his hard-running best in midfield.
The Guardian
6
For the first time he looked close to losing his composure.
Funeral in Blue
7
It seemed a logical enough conclusion, but Tamír suddenly looked close to tears.
Oracle's Queen
8
Scarface yawned and the other troll looked close to falling asleep.
Wings
9
He looked close to the sergeant's eyes, and saw that he was understood.
In the Track of the Troops
10
A woman's face looked close into his, and then she spoke.
The Lions of the Lord: A Tale of the Old West
11
Andersson looked close to popping a blood vessel on the touchline.
The Guardian
12
Caroline looked close to tears as she made her selections for a second time.
Secret weapon spouse
13
They all looked close at it and the mother said:
Original Short Stories — Volume 04
14
I thought if I looked close enough I'd see where the magic came from.
Tell the Wolves I’m Home
15
At the house there are photos of Shannon and Jeffrey, and they looked close.
The frailty of flesh
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What is alarming for David Moyes is that United never looked close to scoring.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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