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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Still, several surgeons mentioned hearing of close calls.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
While the event miraculously claimed no lives, the close calls were harrowing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
However, during qualifying on Thursday, there was a terrifyingly close call in which a driver who had to hop out of a car that was on fire was nearly hit by another driver.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Despite her long career in planetary science, the mission’s cold-thruster close call marked one of the most enlightening moments Elkins-Tanton has ever experienced in her work.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
While the event miraculously claimed no lives, the close calls were harrowing.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
However, during qualifying on Thursday, there was a terrifyingly close call in which a driver who had to hop out of a car that was on fire was nearly hit by another driver.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Despite her long career in planetary science, the mission’s cold-thruster close call marked one of the most enlightening moments Elkins-Tanton has ever experienced in her work.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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