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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Recall the close calls in the playoffs, a pair of three-point victories against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the 49ers in the divisional round and NFC title game?
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Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
North Carolina matters a great deal, because fewer than a dozen Senate seats are in contention at all, and only a handful are close calls; the others are in states that are solidly red or blue.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
After plenty of close calls on the first 11 passing attempts of the game, Stroud finally threw an interception on the Texans’ third drive.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
The close call ended without impact only because the other driver reacted in time.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
North Carolina matters a great deal, because fewer than a dozen Senate seats are in contention at all, and only a handful are close calls; the others are in states that are solidly red or blue.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
After plenty of close calls on the first 11 passing attempts of the game, Stroud finally threw an interception on the Texans’ third drive.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
The close call ended without impact only because the other driver reacted in time.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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