How to Use close one in a Sentence

close one

noun
  • The the Royals dropped a close one to the Yankees on April 16.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
  • Two overtime losses the last two games and a close one tonight.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The Swiss lost a close one to Slovakia 2-1 and scored four power-play goals in a 7-5 loss to Sweden.
    — Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The new agreement brings to a close one of the cases, with UFC moving to dismiss the other.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Fury 2: Predictions and Picks The first fight between these two was a close one.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Sleepy Bee Cafe will close one of its four locations this month.
    — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Bebe Hodges Sleepy Bee Cafe will close one of its four locations this month.
    — The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
  • To prove it, simply stretch your arm out, close one eye, and hold your index finger up.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Now, the shuttering of the Long Island Kmart will close one more chapter in that merger.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The Titans are overachievers, but give Baltimore the edge in a close one.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Fewer songs have harkened a triumphant fist-in-the-air before or since, an iconic ’80s song to open and close one of the most iconic ’80s films.
    — Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Walmart plans to close one of its stores in Richmond, Virginia, on July 28.
    — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 20 July 2023
  • The match-up between Trump and Harris is looking like a close one, as poll after poll shows them in a near tie to be the next president.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But the relative merits of M&As aside, Reynolds seemed to sense that the fans needed to close one chapter before a new one could be written.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 July 2024
  • Minnesota added six commitments to close one of their biggest hosting events of the year.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 June 2024
  • Mark Few has a lot more experience than Danny Hurley on the big stage, so expect a close one.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Still undefeated and once again proving to be the team to beat in the county, many in navy and white rejoiced as the Mavericks edged out a close one at home.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The lens snaps from near to distant subjects without hesitation on the a7R IV and takes just a split-second to go from a far-off subject to a close one.
    — PCMAG, 6 June 2024
  • Belichick's departure from the franchise brings to a close one of the most storied chapters in NFL history.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Backup quarterback Cooper Rush is going to be a close one.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The superintendent race will be a close one, and a new leader is guaranteed.
    — Alexandria Sands, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Disneyland was open, though the theme park did announce its Anaheim parks would close one hour earlier.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Just veteran players coming through in a close one for Colorado.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • First Watch will close one of its Johnson County locations after choosing not to renew the lease.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Oscars are this weekend, bringing to a close one of the most unpredictable awards seasons in recent memory.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The announcement of the verdict did, at least temporarily, bring to a close one question that had loomed over the congregations for years.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The county would also close one block of Central Avenue between the stadium and the outdoor practice field.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Now imagine that every child care center in Connecticut were to close one morning.
    — Shayla Williams Fender, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2025
  • The Eagles are more than capable of winning, the entire world has essentially been working the refs on behalf of the Eagles for the past two weeks, and yet: Chiefs in a close one.
    — Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • This year’s game was a fairly close one, which certainly worked in its favor to keep audiences engaged.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025

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