Beyond the College the column filed to the right into an open field, piled baggage, and then in battle line moved forward into the timber, receiving as we entered therein a shower of balls at close range, wounding a number of men.
Our Company D, going on one of these trips, was attacked by Union gunboats, into which we fired quite a number of volleys of musketry at close range, being sheltered by the river bank, and in return received a severe shelling.
It was here that there occurred his greatest fight, the greatest fight of one man against odds at close range that is mentioned in any history of any part of the world.
John McKinney had a certain fame from the fact that in the fight at the McSween house the Kid shot off half his mustache for him at close range, when the latter broke out of cover and ran.
Early in the afternoon Sedd-el-Bahr was attacked at close range, but not silenced till after 5 P.
The British destroyers and small cruisers interposed, and a bitter engagement at close range ensued, in the course of which a light cruiser participated.
The men in the front trenches were deafened by the sharp reports of the field-guns spitting out their shells at close range to cut through the Germans' barbed wire entanglements.
On the way to the second half-court we had a chance to see the South Wall at close range, with its rich ornamented doorways, its little niches and fountains devised to make it varied and gay.
Before they could get out of shot, he was able to pour in several broadsides at close range, killing Angria's chief admiral, and inflicting much damage.
As the heavy shot and shell came pouring in from over one hundred and fifty guns at close range, the Gheriah defenders manfully strove to repay the same with interest.
Instead of devoting themselves to the traders, they bore down on the Ruby, and opened fire at close range, with great guns and small arms.
But, as he had long since told me, he was no shot and could effectively use the weapon only at close range--muzzle to stomach preferably.
Johnny repeated the question: "You say, Mr. Hales, that these three shots had been fired at close range?
In your opinion, these shots had been fired at close range?
But you said Adam was shot in the back at close range," objected Charlie.
About 200 meters inside our positions I overtook him, and fired both my guns at him at close range (I no longer needed to save my cartridges).
What is important is to have a rifle which is light and well balanced and yet will knock down an animal with a terrific blow at close range.
At close range, however, his appearance broke my heart "Do you know what sort of a day this is?
Seen at close range, the cloak-buyer was a commonplace-looking fellow.
For convenience of reference, ranges are classified as follows: 0 to 600 yards, close range.
Again, a soldier on patrol generally has no time to set his sight, if suddenly attacked at close range.
This is due to the effectiveness of rifle fire at close range, the destructive effect of shell and shrapnel, the infrequency of daylight attack on intrenched positions, and the severe strain on the men.
From every side it rained lead into our caravan incessantly, and at close range.
The men who were armed with pistols only, and so could take part in no engagement except one at close range, remained near the caravan.
For this reason, I had all the undamaged ammunition placed in readiness near the machine guns, so that in a possible night attack at close range, I might feel sure of my most effective weapons.
In addition, we had twenty-four pistols among us, which, however, could only be of service in an encounter at close range.
It was the nearest he had ever come to photographing a wild deer at close range, and he was mad enough that they had come just when he was filling his camera, and was not ready for them.
In this way, they got several photographs at close range.
Over Gunsight to Lake McDonald, and Joe and Bob See a Grizzly at Close Range 144 XIII.
For three hours, at close range, they battered each other, Bart all the while trying to get a favourable position for boarding, but being constantly frustrated by the good seamanship of the other.
Meanwhile, the Pembroke and the other two ships were hammering each other at close range, and much damage resulted on both sides.
This desperate conflict was maintained for three hours, at close range--so close at times that some burning wadding from the Spaniard's guns set fire to the King George's mainsail.
Separating again, they exchanged a murderous fire at close range, the casualties being very heavy on both sides.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "close range" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
