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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An Academy Awards that had looked like a runaway might be a close call, after all.
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Anybody who has walked or biked in and around La Jolla has certainly experienced a close call with a speeding car not checking its blind spots.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board said the FAA and the Army did not share safety data with each other about the alarming number of close calls around Reagan National Airport and failed to address the risks.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2025, a pair of early close calls got him into the rest of the year’s signature events.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Anybody who has walked or biked in and around La Jolla has certainly experienced a close call with a speeding car not checking its blind spots.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board said the FAA and the Army did not share safety data with each other about the alarming number of close calls around Reagan National Airport and failed to address the risks.
—Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In 2025, a pair of early close calls got him into the rest of the year’s signature events.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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