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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It was bobbled, and Pawlak fired to first; the umpire signaled safe in an extremely close call, one that Aledo players did not agree with.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
After a bit of struggle and a close call or two, Kennedy successfully wrangles the rattler into the bucket.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
No doubt, many reading this have had their own close calls or are victims of wayward e-bikes.
—Michael Miller, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Still, several surgeons mentioned hearing of close calls.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
After a bit of struggle and a close call or two, Kennedy successfully wrangles the rattler into the bucket.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 May 2026
No doubt, many reading this have had their own close calls or are victims of wayward e-bikes.
—Michael Miller, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Still, several surgeons mentioned hearing of close calls.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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