at close range

1. Very nearby, as in At close range, the rock band was unbearably loud. Derived from shooting— range denotes the distance that missile or projectile can be made to travel—this expression soon came to mean anything in close proximity.

Example Sentences

The murders Parle is wanted in connection with were both considered "cold blooded executions" by detectives and involved shotgun blasts at close range.

From BBC

Ihor, their experienced instructor, tells the men a shotgun is currently their most effective means to bring down a drone at close range.

From BBC

They kicked them while wearing heavy work boots and shot them at close range with rubber pellets.

From Salon

Boniface Kariuki was reportedly selling masks when a uniformed police officer fired a bullet at close range, critically injuring him.

From BBC

"I would defy anyone not to be impressed seeing such a huge bird at close range."

From BBC