The young man was hidden from their view as the crowd closed again.

The crowd closed in on us, and soon the windows bristled with arms as people reached for me.

The crowd closed in on the body and the grieving mother.

The crowd closed and hid all but her black head.

She looked for an escape gap, but the crowd had shifted again and closed up.

Then he followed the other; the crowd closed around them.

The crowd closed in, forced him and his companions to their knees.

The crowds opened up to let him through and then closed again after him.

Next year, the crowd of expectations will close in.

The crowd closed in, trying to press forward and see what was happening.