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Meanings of uncomfortably close in English

We have no meanings for "uncomfortably close" in our records yet.
Usage of uncomfortably close in English
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This is uncomfortably close to the 3 per cent limit, he said.
The Irish Times
2
But the distance between the image and the reality was uncomfortably close.
The Guardian
3
At the moment, the air inside smelled stale and felt uncomfortably close.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
4
That left everyone else with standing room only and pressed uncomfortably close.
The evolutionary void
5
In the small room, they all seemed uncomfortably close to each other.
Blood harvest
6
She was still uncomfortably close, so close I could smell her shampoo.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
7
They came uncomfortably close, crashing overhead and just in front of the parapet.
Action Front
8
She smiles faintly and takes my hand, forcing me to sidle uncomfortably close.
The Jennifer Morgue
9
I struggled to the port and saw that the desert was uncomfortably close.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
10
Meanwhile, energy bolts from his trailing assailant were passing uncomfortably close.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
11
He knew she was sincere, but the situation felt uncomfortably close to charity.
Violists
12
He gave his attention again to the enemy, who was drawing uncomfortably close.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
13
He waited for the answer, still keeping his face uncomfortably close.
Four Weird Tales
14
Later, he got uncomfortably close to a pride of caustic cheetahs.
The Irish Times
15
Neither boy was touched, although the bullet passed uncomfortably close to Chester's head.
The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along ...
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But the old man's guess was uncomfortably close to the truth.
Burning up
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Uncomfortably close through the time
Uncomfortably close across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common