close-knit
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of close-knit
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Victoria's Alpine region is home to a very small, close-knit community, where both the Freeman family and the slain officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart were well-known.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Franklin County, with about 17,000 residents, is close-knit and deeply conservative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“Y’all are a close-knit family,” Anthony observes early on, and before long, he’s part of it, motivated to protect the company, which he will refer to as “us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
What happened next shook the close-knit village of Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, to its core.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Marian took classes in German and French, studied with a famous teacher of German lieder, and met many people in London’s close-knit music community.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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