close-knit
tightly united, connected, or organized.
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How to use close-knit in a sentence
Born in the Hessian village of Rhina in 1916, Friedel was the youngest of 16 close-knit siblings and first cousins.
Mads Mikkelsen stars as Lucas, a man living in a close-knit Danish village who has fallen on hard times after his divorce.
Denmark Has a Riveting New Drama Starring Mads Mikkelsen | Marlow Stern | July 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHaines was also well respected in the close-knit waterfront neighborhood of Fells Point, according to former neighbors.
New CIA #2 Pick Used to Read Anne Rice Aloud at Her Bookstore’s Erotica Night | Ben Jacobs, Avi Zenilman | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause of the type of crime we are dealing with, this has to be a close-knit community.
The Cannibal Cop’s Social Network: Are More Plotting Attacks on Women? | David Freedlander | April 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe premise of Happy Endings, which airs Tuesday nights on ABC, is simple: six close-knit friends hang out a lot.
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In the distance, and encircling the expanse of prairie, stood a solid wall of forest and close-knit jungle.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton BrowneVery patiently and skillfully his shaking hands weave close-knit little baskets.
Our Part in the Great War | Arthur GleasonIt was full of mail, and with the close-knit ring shirts were helms, and some few short, heavy swords.
A Sea Queen's Sailing | Charles WhistlerHe knew, too, that America had reared the empire of business on close knit and efficient organisation.
The War After the War | Isaac Frederick MarcossonThey seemed ill enough matched; Blunt was fully half a head taller than Myles, and was thick-set and close-knit in young manhood.
Men of Iron | Howard Pyle
British Dictionary definitions for close-knit
/ (ˌkləʊsˈnɪt) /
closely united, esp by social ties
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