closely

[ˈkloʊsli]

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.