Close-run

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Hotly contested; won or achieved only by a small margin..

Example Sentences

We won the election, but it was a close-run thing.

And it had been a close-run thing for many of the nearest - perhaps too close. Councillor Renee Spector, a senior member of Birmingham City Council planning committee, told the local press that the accident might force "a rethink" about the way it considered future applications. "There is a case for a buffer zone, but the problem is that land is at such a premium it is difficult to insist on a large distance between houses and railway lines," she said.

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• more close-run
• most close-run

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