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EN[ˈkləʊsliː]
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    Examples of closely in a Sentence

  • Examples of closely
    1. His son, Denardo Coleman, played drums with hard insistency, even bombast (at bright tempos, his ride-cymbal patterns were rivetlike), but he also kept closely attuned to the flow of improvisation.
    2. Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely. ‎
    3. For others of us, though, Obama’s wit is closely linked to the outsiderness that got him elected.
    4. There is a lot to be said in praise of the local or regional outlet that keeps very closely across the doings and news in their patch.
    5. Pixelation ratio is most commonly used to describe the pixelation cause by the use of multiple discreet LEDs to form an LED lamp. Low pixelation ratios are preferable to most closely mimic fluorescent and incandescent lamps.
    6. If you look closely you can see the repair in the paintwork. ‎
    7. VSV is a rhabdovirus closely related to rabies virus.
    8. Europe will be watching the final battle closely. A Hollande victory in the second round would be a turning point in European politics, a rare victory for the left in Europe, which has in recent years moved towards the right
  • Examples of more closely
    1. These tapestries were magnificently figured with golden dragons; and as the serpentine bodies gleamed and shimmered in the increasing radiance, each dragon, I thought, intertwined its glittering coils more closely with those of another.
    2. And in Usonia's mighty Lan'— / What almost seems beyond belief— / An offshoot of the Irvine clan / Is honor'd as the nation's chief! We of the United States, in justice to Canadians and Mexicans, have no right to use the title " Americans " when referring to matters pertaining exclusively to ourselves. [ …] [I] have been inclined to give my vote to the writer that first suggested " Usona," which is formed from the initials of " United States of North America." The assonance of " Usonans," however, has always been distasteful, [ …] A much more euphonious word is " Usonia," and as it represents in a similar way the " United States of Northern Independent America " [ …] a dignified name to designate our land, our people and our nation—" Usonia," " Usonian " and " Usonians " sounding equally well. It has also to US Scots the added merit of making a good rhyme to Caledonia, and thus knitting more closely together both Usonians and Caledonians. (dated 18th June, 1903)
  • Examples of most closely
    1. In generic form, it costs one-eighth as much as efavirenz, the most closely related drug.
    2. Pixelation ratio is most commonly used to describe the pixelation cause by the use of multiple discreet LEDs to form an LED lamp. Low pixelation ratios are preferable to most closely mimic fluorescent and incandescent lamps.
    3. Our Flow of Attention graph’s video rhythm made it easy to identify the points in the ad viewers watched most closely.
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