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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Customers weighed in on the frightening close call.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 19 June 2026
It’s been fair to wonder if the difference between close calls and victories — his last was the American Express nearly five months ago — has been that tee-to-green game going from transcendent to only really good.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
If sensors detect repeated close calls in the same place, city planners may have a stronger reason to act before a crash happens.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The only close call was a foul ball down the left-field line by Meidroth with two outs in the fifth before Meidroth promptly struck out.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 19 June 2026
It’s been fair to wonder if the difference between close calls and victories — his last was the American Express nearly five months ago — has been that tee-to-green game going from transcendent to only really good.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026
If sensors detect repeated close calls in the same place, city planners may have a stronger reason to act before a crash happens.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The only close call was a foul ball down the left-field line by Meidroth with two outs in the fifth before Meidroth promptly struck out.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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