Close-knit

//kləʊs ˈnɪt//

"Close-knit" in a Sentence (15 examples)

Linda developed a close-knit relationship with Dan's children.

Tom's family is close-knit and loving.

This used to be a close-knit neighborhood.

Tom grew up in a close-knit family.

Layla grew up in a small close-knit town.

Tom comes from a close-knit family.

Sami grew up in a close-knit Mormon community.

Sami lives in a close-knit town where everybody is connected.

They were close-knit friends.

Kabyles are a close-knit community.

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a close-knit community

I come from a close-knit family; we never keep secrets from one another.

He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come.

I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against against the unknown.

The close-knit ethnic enclave also provides a stable environment where the dialect is commonly used. Therefore, if an ethnic community is close-knit the ethnic mother tongue is more likely to be retained under consensual pressure of its members to maintain linguistic separateness.

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