closely

Definition:
1. In a close relation or position in time or space.
2. In a close manner.
3. In an attentive manner.

Use 'closely' in a sentence:

• 1. She was following Laura's progress closely.
• 2. The US news media will cover the trial closely.
• 3. Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan.
• 4. They crowded more closely around the stretcher.
• 5. They followed other scientists closely.
• 6. Those two processes are very closely interlinked.
• 7. He closely guarded her identity.
• 8. He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family.
• 9. The French and British are co-operating more closely than they have for years.
• 10. Social services and health workers liaise closely.
• 11. Sam walked in, with the rest of the boys following closely behind.
• 12. Human rights groups have been closely watching the case.
• 13. I sat and watched everyone very closely.
• 14. My social life and business life are closely tied.
• 15. He held her closely, burying his head against her shoulder.
• 16. Collaboration was the keyword: editors, designers, picture researchers and production staff worked closely together.
• 17. She closely resembled her mother at the same age.
• 18. The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights.
• 19. Exposure to ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.
• 20. He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.
• 21. Their political careers had become closely intertwined.
• 22. The two maps of the Rockies correspond closely.
• 23. The two maps of London correspond closely.
• 24. Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
• 25. The letter consists of six closely typed pages.
• 26. She closely resembles her sister.
• 27. The two events are closely connected.
• 28. Languages and cultures are closely connected.
• 29. The two subjects are closely connected.
• 30. He peered closely at the photograph.
• 31. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
• 32. The recipe for their drink is a closely guarded trade secret.
• 33. Taste and smell are closely connected.
• 34. This will be a closely fought race.
• 35. Our defence had him closely marked.
• 36. The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret.
• 37. He was observed to follow her closely.
• 38. The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible.
• 39. They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project.
• 40. This evidence ties in closely with what we already know.
• 41. These results accord closely with our predictions.
• 42. The philosophical problems of chance and of free will are closely related.
• 43. These problems are closely related.
• 44. Each student's progress is closely monitored.