Below you will find example sentences with "followed closely". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Followed Closely in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: closely
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 19.8 words

Words in this phrase

followed closely

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • followed can mean: simple past and past participle of follow Common word
  • closely can mean: In a close manner. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

12 points followed closely by emily 1× 13 points followed closely by somer 1× 23 points followed closely by russell 1× 40 tickets followed closely by kershaw 1× 83rd position followed closely by abu 1× are being followed closely by disaffected 1× at 78 followed closely by arab 1× barn cat followed closely behind 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

against that backdrop 1× among the nationalities 1× as it turns 1× bengaluru hyderabad and 1× bywater s interception 1× captain alexa gray 1×

Common sentence endings:

3 of support 1× addison with 12 1× adrift of stamford 1× and arthur miller 1× and corporate media 1× asians at 65 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

points 5× led 3× year 3× behind 3× county 3× attacks 2× season 2× game 2× came 2× last 2× colchester 2× tickets 2×

Related phrases

working closely worked closely closely followed work closely closely related

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around closely:

working closely 20× worked closely 15× closely followed 12× work closely 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

follow suit folk song folk rock folk musician folk music folk festival

Just after it in the phrase index:

following brief following contains following day following statement following year fond memories

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

working closely worked closely work closely

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "followed closely" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 19.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 12 points followed closely by emily, 13 points followed closely by somer, points, led and year stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with working closely, worked closely, closely followed, working closely, worked closely and closely followed, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with followed closely

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Their families followed closely behind in cars. (7 words)

Dunkin the barn cat followed closely behind. (7 words)

Events are being followed closely by disaffected supporters. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Bywater’s interception return for a touchdown in the bowl win stands out as the defensive play of the season, followed closely by Jakob Robinson’s game-winning stop of Tanner Mordecai on SMU’s two-point conversion try. (39 words)

The Trinity School, which is expected to open in the Chesterwell site in Mile End, Colchester later this year, footed the table, followed closely by Colchester Academy. (27 words)

Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai emerged as the top three cities where idlis are ordered the most, followed closely by Mumbai, Pune, Coimbatore, Delhi, Vizag, Kolkata and Vijayawada. (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Trump’s attacks on Cummings closely followed closely the president’s attacks on four progressive Democratic female members of Congress.

Against that backdrop the outcome of the efforts of IOG and CalEnergy Resources will be followed closely.

As it turns out, the biggest purveyor of misinformation is the pharmaceutical industry, followed closely by the government and corporate media.

Bywater’s interception return for a touchdown in the bowl win stands out as the defensive play of the season, followed closely by Jakob Robinson’s game-winning stop of Tanner Mordecai on SMU’s two-point conversion try.

Captain Alexa Gray led scoring with 12 points, followed closely by Emily Maglio and Kiera Van Ryk with 11.

DeSantis was followed closely by Haley, who garnered 11.3% of support.

Events are being followed closely by disaffected supporters.

Matt Arden and John Reeds came in third with 23 points, followed closely by Russell Thornton and his son Blake with 24 points.

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Noah, Theo (Theodore), Jack and Leo were the most popular names chosen for boys last year, followed closely by Alfie, Archie, Edward and Benjamin.

Their families followed closely behind in cars.

The Trinity School, which is expected to open in the Chesterwell site in Mile End, Colchester later this year, footed the table, followed closely by Colchester Academy.

While Toronto remains the most unaffordable city in the province, it’s followed closely by St. Catharine’s, Hamilton and Kitchener.

Among the nationalities surveyed, Emiratis were more optimistic about receiving a bonus this year at 78%, followed closely by Arab expats and Asians at 65%.

Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai emerged as the top three cities where idlis are ordered the most, followed closely by Mumbai, Pune, Coimbatore, Delhi, Vizag, Kolkata and Vijayawada.

Dunkin the barn cat followed closely behind.

Hawkins led the Indians with 13 points, followed closely by Somer Rayn Addison with 12.

Her private life was followed closely in the press - including her three failed marriages to James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller.

Horry County, home to Myrtle Beach, led the way with 40 tickets, followed closely by Kershaw County, with 14 tickets.

In the Middle East, Dubai came out in 83rd position, followed closely by Abu Dhabi at number 85.

It went down to the last game of the season against Hunts County who followed closely behind and were 13 points adrift of Stamford.

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