come close

Examples (10)

• The curious cat came close to the sleeping dog.
• The team came close to winning the championship last year.
• Don't come too close to the edge of the cliff; it's dangerous.
• We came perilously close to causing a major accident.
• I've never come so close to giving up on my dreams.
• The comet will come close to Earth in the next century.
• She is coming close to understanding the complex theory.
• The ship was coming close to the harbor as the storm hit.
• His speech came close to plagiarism, but it was just different enough.
• He came close and whispered the secret in my ear.