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closed in

ADJECTIVE
  1. blocked against entry
    a closed porch

How To Use closed in In A Sentence

  • A lantern is a hand-held torch which has its batteries enclosed in the main body, while the umbilical has a battery that is separate from the lamp-head but linked by an umbilical electrical wire.
  • Her propeller shaft was fouled and she was dragging her anchor, so Endurance, some 25 miles away when the call went out, closed in at top speed to act as on-scene commander.
  • Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.
  • Dr Dewes hoped the exhibition would be shown around the world once it closed in Christchurch in November.
  • The cliffs closed in as the river swept round a bend, its waves slapping against vertical rocks.
  • The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag.
  • Closed in terms of things being able to go on under the radar and away from the public glare. Times, Sunday Times
  • So we struggled for another three weeks, until the schools closed in late December for almost two months of winter vacation.
  • Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers.
  • A key was enclosed in the envelope.
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