Examples of close call in a Sentence
We nearly didn't get out of the burning building. It was a pretty close call, let me tell you!
the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive
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The incident is just the latest in a string of disturbing glitches, close calls and catastrophes.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
The Aztecs entered the game at No. 44 in the NET rankings, but the close call against the Cowboys dropped them five spots.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, where the crash happened, had at least two close calls last year.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The close call at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
The Aztecs entered the game at No. 44 in the NET rankings, but the close call against the Cowboys dropped them five spots.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, where the crash happened, had at least two close calls last year.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The close call at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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