Examples of 'i was this close' in a sentence

Meaning of "i was this close"

Expresses that the speaker was very close to achieving or experiencing something, but narrowly missed out. This phrase is often used to convey a sense of disappointment or frustration about how close the speaker came to a desired outcome

How to use "i was this close" in a sentence

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i was this close
I was this close to getting back in the car.
But tonight i was this close.
I was this close to biting it off last week.
The deterioration had almost completely covered my whole body and I was this close from.
I was this close to unlocking a memory about my mother.
I was strangled once and I was this close to dying.
I was this close to getting the ring back.
Not to mention that I was this close to confiscating it.
I was this close to arresting you this morning.
Can you believe that I was this close to that hippo.
I was this close to dying for two weeks.
One might even say I was this close.
I was this close to getting those two girls.
Albert was our key, and i was this close to getting him to make a deal.
I was this close away from killing my sister.

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The last time we went out, I was this close to a into a stranger.
I was this close to doing something the other day.
I found myself in a poker game . I was this close to sitting down.
I was this close to starting my own little enterprise.
I was sick for the finals of season seven, and I was this close.
I was this close to working on an agreement with them.
I could not just stop, now that I was this close from being done.
I was this close to driving to the next town.
I wanted to say something. I was this close to getting back in the car.
I was this close to letting them have it there.
What are you talking about? I was this close.
I was this close to getting laid last night.
Three months ago, I was this close to killing myself.
I was this close to taking that cigar and.
To catch up on work . I was this close to having the afternoon.
I was this close to smashing him in the gob.
I did not see direct action, But I was this close to it.
I was this close to convincing her to get treatment.
I was caught in a room with Rahl . I was this close to him.
I was this close to starting a fight club.
They know everything . I was this close to getting chopped to pieces.
I was this close to exposing her true colors.
Took you long enough to get here . I was this close.
I was this close to getting commemorative plates.
Our position will be overrun. I was this close to working on.
I was this close to calling the cops.
I was about to graduate, I was this close.
I was this close to get my picture taken.
You are not gonna believe this, but I was this close to saying.
I was this close to turn in my letter of resignation.
Can not get far if he loses too much . I was this close.
I was this close to landing him before.
This is the first time I have had an I was this close to getting it! " experience.
I was this close to giving up on that dream.
When she won the competition, I was this close to denying the results.

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