Close
Close noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
Shive
Both words in one sentence
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In El Goonish Shive, Not-Tengu's real name is never successfully revealed though he comes close to giving it a couple times.
Source: No Name Given -
Grace in El Goonish Shive comes close, but wears a trench coat because it's the middle of winter.
Source: Naked on Arrival - In El Goonish Shive, after Abraham is persuaded by Nanase that Ellen is a person not a monster he realizes he got very close to killing an innocent person.
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