How to Use close call in a Sentence
close call
noun
- We nearly didn't get out of the burning building. It was a pretty close call, let me tell you!
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Chelsea had a close call of its own in the 23rd minute.
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Avi Creditor,
SI.com,
14 Aug. 2019
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But putting it in the No. 1 slot for the year isn’t a close call.
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Pete Wells,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2019
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On and on the close calls went before Wingels broke the curse.
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Paul Skrbina,
chicagotribune.com,
10 Dec. 2017
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But now Hunter-Reay has taken the sting out of many of the close calls.
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Jim Ayello,
Indianapolis Star,
3 June 2018
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The good news is that the Seahawks now are on the plus side of the win-loss ledger in the close calls at 3-2.
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Bob Condotta,
The Seattle Times,
27 Nov. 2018
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And one pro surfer's very close call with a great white shark.
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NBC News,
8 Oct. 2020
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Malik Monk over Mitchell was a close call and the wrong one.
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Rick Bonnell,
charlotteobserver,
13 Apr. 2018
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For the past three years, the close calls have haunted Ryan Hunter-Reay.
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Jim Ayello,
Indianapolis Star,
3 June 2018
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And on close calls, you are obliged to choose the course that does not do any good for you.
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Chris Stirewalt,
Fox News,
18 Apr. 2018
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Nadal, the 2017 runner-up, didn't risk any close calls.
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USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2018
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Only then did Appling go back and look at the footage of the close call.
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oregonlive,
29 Dec. 2021
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Rose doesn’t wilt Justin Rose has had some close calls at Bay Hill.
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Edgar Thompson,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
15 Mar. 2018
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Second place was a close call at No. 34, but Mack gets the nod over Michaels.
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Scott Patsko,
cleveland,
9 June 2020
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There had been so many close calls, so many times when Hugo and Jamie thought, This could be the day.
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David Wolman,
Outside Online,
6 Jan. 2020
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That was going to be the Bulldogs’ one close call, right?
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Mike Finger,
San Antonio Express-News,
17 Apr. 2021
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The play was one of a few close calls for the speedy Staszkiewicz, who twice in the first half almost scored on long runs.
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Mark Stewart,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
16 June 2018
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Thursday’s drone crash, which punched a hole in the plane’s left wing, was a close call, Sweeney said.
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Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Tigers had a close call at Florida State but left with a 34-28 win.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
22 Oct. 2022
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There have been close calls in one-versus-16 games before, but this shouldn't be one of them.
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Patrick Brennan,
Cincinnati.com,
15 Mar. 2018
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But if there's a close call, restraint is the better course.
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Jeffrey Toobin,
CNN,
16 Aug. 2021
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After the close call, the man released the turtle back into the wild.
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Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2024
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Is there anything that didn't make it into the episode that was a close call?
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Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Oct. 2017
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Ryan Asselta: This year seems to have been a season of close calls for you.
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Ryan Asselta,
SI.com,
22 Aug. 2019
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But there were no fights and there were no crashes, even if there were close calls.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 Aug. 2019
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San Antonio’s run of never trailing the finals had some close calls over the years.
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Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Recently, several close calls have occurred at airports across the country.
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The close call, along with her desire to add to her major championship resume, has the game’s top player excited to play this week.
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Bob Buttitta,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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San Antonio's run of never trailing the finals had some close calls over the years.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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In many cases, that early alert is the difference between a close call and a major financial hit.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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