ADJECTIVE
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close in time; about to occur
his impending retirement
in imminent danger
retribution is at hand
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand -
close in space; within reach
the town is close at hand
How To Use close at hand In A Sentence
- Though rarely seen, it appears always to be close at hand and never at a loss for means of locomotion and transport.
- In the meantime however, an unholy war looms close at hand.
- While studying, I keep an anthology of one or the other close at hand. Christianity Today
- She had a solution close at hand. Times, Sunday Times
- When seen close at hand the walrus is a very ugly monster. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions
- Our guide kept moving at the same pace, and didn't turn back to face us, or give us any sign that our destination was close at hand.
- some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
- Thanks muchly - my dad was in the Merchant Navy & my brother sails a 30 footer inshore Lunenburg, Nova Scotia but I didn't get the bug - tho' here its close at hand on all sides. Quick crossword No 12,715
- I first attended the 2002 meeting in Palermo, Sicily, where the challenge of the mafia was close at hand. Katherine Marshall: Creating Peace In War Zones: The Roman Catholic Community Of Sant'Egidio
- There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.
