close-run
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.12 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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."
Inflected Forms
more close-run (comparative)
most close-run (superlative)