The states of the South were very close to leaving the Union over the issue of slavery.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

She used very dense stitches that are very close together to make flowing lines of bright colors.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

"I'm at home,digging in the dirt, or doing something that is very close to the Earth, because that's where I know how to survive."

VOA: special.2009.06.07

Often the seagulls came very close and stared at the men with black bead-like eyes.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

The people who saw the show were very close to the actors.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

But a bullet fired very close to the policeman struck his chest.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

Van Buren had been very close to the outgoing president, Andrew Jackson.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

The soldiers could not see each other until they were very close.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

I knew that I was very close to finishing the proposal.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

He had lost to Cleveland in a very close election.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

She also became very close friends with the Lacks family.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Pig blood is very close in thickness to human blood.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

The vote on the Oregon bill was very close.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The presidential election of eighteen seventy-six was very close.

VOA: special.2010.03.04