Examples of 'came this close' in a sentence
Meaning of "came this close"
describes a situation where someone narrowly avoided or almost accomplished something. It suggests that the person was very close to achieving a particular goal or outcome, but fell short or narrowly missed it
How to use "came this close" in a sentence
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You came this close to kissing pavement.
Last year the auditors came this close.
I came this close to voting for him.
No one ever came this close to me.
I came this close to buying this place.
When that son of a bitch came this close.
I came this close to just drive off.
He will not expose his flank again now that we came this close.
I came this close to cleaning the house.
That guy and I came this close to fighting.
I came this close to getting hit by a train.
But you came this close.
I came this close to calling the hospitals.
And a lot of times I came this close to just to look.
You came this close to painting a masterpiece.
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He was about to flip, and he came this close.
I came this close to losing my job today.
Called you twice … came this close to leaving.
I came this close to having my own room.
I was sitting there, and it came this close to my head.
My dad came this close to getting killed.
Which is a good thing, because he came this close to being deported.
Came this close to bribing the doctor.
Said the knife came this close to your heart.
I came this close to changing species at that moment.
When that son of a bitch came this close to getting you killed?
She came this close to making it as a singer.
I turned down a marriage proposal, my dad came this close to getting killed.
They came this close to murdering him.
I caught some shrapnel in Korea . Came this close to being a lady.
I came this close to canceling this meeting.
With a sharpened stick right here. And came this close to killing me.
That car came this close to hitting me.
Oh boy, you would not have believed it I came this close to getting hit by.
I came this close to not knowing that.
In fact, your mother and I came this close to selling out last year.
He came this close to puncturing his lung.
I will let you in on a little secret, Gil . You came this close to kissing pavement.
He came this close to killing himself.
And then she said … I actually came this close to just leaving her in the cab.
I came this close to being a big star.
The doctors said you are a miracle . Said the knife came this close to your heart.
We just came this close to a riot.
I told Don Carlo you were like a son to me. It came this close.
I came this close to killing that little boy.
A few months ago, I came this close to using.
You came this close to being killed.
That 's the stupidest plan I ever heard of . He came this close to killing himself.
You came this close to getting arrested tonight.
And thanks for saving my life … but I just came This close to being killed.
