Examples of 'came close' in a sentence

Meaning of "came close"

came close - suggests that someone or something nearly achieved or succeeded in a particular goal, task, or outcome

How to use "came close" in a sentence

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came close
Came close to falling off the wagon.
One of the bullets came close to an artery.
We came close to having another organ donor.
We got silver and came close to winning.
I never came close to putting it in her possession.
So weak that they came close to death.
He came close to me and whispered something in my ears.
He knows no one came close to rolling over us.
I came close to losing my scalp a number of times.
No one even came close to your time.
Were there no occasions at all when it came close.
You came close to losing him permanently.
The two armies came close together.
We came close to perishing many times before.
A couple of them came close enough to spit at.

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I came close to driving right past him.
No other group came close in terms of size.
I came close to death half a dozen times.
Last year you came close to a title.
Tom came close to being killed by a stray arrow.
No other competitor came close to his score.
You came close to killing me with a chair.
On several occasions they came close to collapse.
They came close talking over phone.
We could touch him if he came close enough.
Tom came close to being run over by a car.
He lived with us but never came close to me.
Even you came close to killing her.
There were complications and he came close to dying.
Tom came close to being run over by a truck.
Only her brother came close to her.
You came close to me and touched my face.
Both of the other competitors came close.
Doig never came close to winning election.
Some of the newer players came close.
We came close to finding him a couple of times.
No other job came close to the pay.
I came close to failing twice after that.
It was a game that came close to not being played.
I came close to not making it in the bathroom.
She said and came close to kiss me.
I came close myself very of the chorale.
What he was about to say came close to blackmail.
They came close to defeat many times.
We tried last year and came close.
Nothing even came close to its popularity.
Five more paintings that came close.
He never came close to nothing like this.
Atusaye was shocked and he came close to me.
I came close to telling you so many times.

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Close enough to help me get safe away
Up three at the close of the dow yesterday
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