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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No service members were killed as a result of the four incidents, but there were close calls.
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The streak didn’t survive without close calls.
—Jalon Dixon, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The streak had survived close calls before, as recently as Monday, when James stayed in a blowout loss long enough to finish with 13 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
All-in-all, the Airbus and airliners have had a very close call.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
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Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The streak didn’t survive without close calls.
—Jalon Dixon, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The streak had survived close calls before, as recently as Monday, when James stayed in a blowout loss long enough to finish with 13 points.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025
All-in-all, the Airbus and airliners have had a very close call.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for close call
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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