1
: a photograph or movie shot taken at close range
2
: an intimate view or examination of something
close-up
2 of 2adverb or adjective
: at close range
Synonyms
Adverb or adjective
Examples of close-up in a Sentence
Adverb or adjective
come over here and get a close-up view of the painting
Recent Examples on the Web
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Yes, Nick Jonas' 'Jealous' Is One of the String Covers Featured in Bridgerton Season 3
Nick also shared a close-up selfie of the father-daughter duo, as well as a golf video and a picture of a pint of Guinness.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
While the camera remains trained on various women through piercing close-ups, rare are the moments when the movie widens its scope, despite gesturing toward a larger picture.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 May 2024
At 24mm, its angle is a little bit wider for close-up subjects compared with distant ones, but the difference is more academic than significant.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG A close-up of the G 580’s charging port.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Two smaller screens on either side of the stage did show the action and gave plenty of close-ups of the Wilson sisters and their talented band.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Presbyopia is farsightedness—a loss of close-up vision.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
One shot features a close-up of the bride, while the final image shows the pair in profile by the sea at sunset.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
The first glimpse was a close-up shot of the tats, while the second showed the tattoo artist and Damon smiling post-ink session.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
She’s introduced in motion and in close-up, during a hallway scuffle shot in a documentary-like style with handheld camera, available light and jumpy editing.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
The sequence opens with a close-up shot of Danny struggling to buckle his seatbelt outside of Forsters, a fictional DIY hardware store.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
In the clip Eilish posted on Instagram, she and Dre are seen in extreme close-up discussing something ominous.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
Whitaker as a director relishes Bassett in close-up, to better study the grooves of her character’s internal life, reflected in her jaw going tight or a tilt of her head up to the sunlight.
—Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
The opening panel of the first story is a close-up of a stunning, raven-haired woman, with earrings that (on the third or thirteenth read) turn out to be Thalia and Melpomene, the classical masks of comedy and tragedy.
—Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
Noun
Hutchins, according to the actor, told him to pull his Colt .45 revolver from his holster and point it at the camera for an extreme close-up view.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Yes, Nick Jonas' 'Jealous' Is One of the String Covers Featured in Bridgerton Season 3
Nick also shared a close-up selfie of the father-daughter duo, as well as a golf video and a picture of a pint of Guinness.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
While the camera remains trained on various women through piercing close-ups, rare are the moments when the movie widens its scope, despite gesturing toward a larger picture.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 May 2024
At 24mm, its angle is a little bit wider for close-up subjects compared with distant ones, but the difference is more academic than significant.
—PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG A close-up of the G 580’s charging port.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Two smaller screens on either side of the stage did show the action and gave plenty of close-ups of the Wilson sisters and their talented band.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Presbyopia is farsightedness—a loss of close-up vision.
—Christine L. Larsen, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
Adverb or adjective
Swipe over to see a close-up of the look (and Kali’s abs) in the ‘fit, followed by headlines about her album.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 Mar. 2023
One shot features a close-up of the bride, while the final image shows the pair in profile by the sea at sunset.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
The first glimpse was a close-up shot of the tats, while the second showed the tattoo artist and Damon smiling post-ink session.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
She’s introduced in motion and in close-up, during a hallway scuffle shot in a documentary-like style with handheld camera, available light and jumpy editing.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
The sequence opens with a close-up shot of Danny struggling to buckle his seatbelt outside of Forsters, a fictional DIY hardware store.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
In the clip Eilish posted on Instagram, she and Dre are seen in extreme close-up discussing something ominous.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
Whitaker as a director relishes Bassett in close-up, to better study the grooves of her character’s internal life, reflected in her jaw going tight or a tilt of her head up to the sunlight.
—Vulture, 16 Mar. 2023
The opening panel of the first story is a close-up of a stunning, raven-haired woman, with earrings that (on the third or thirteenth read) turn out to be Thalia and Melpomene, the classical masks of comedy and tragedy.
—Ed Park, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close-up. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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