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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And last Friday, a Delta Air Lines flight departing the airport experienced a close call just after takeoff as four Air Force jets were headed toward a flyover at Arlington National Cemetary.
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Mistakes, close calls, and momentum swings are the norm, not the exception.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The close call, which was first reported by CNN, is the latest incident near Washington, as the nation’s capital reels from a January midair collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter near National Airport that killed all 67 people on board both aircraft.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
While this is a close call, Ultimate Rewards points are likely to be most useful for most people.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Mistakes, close calls, and momentum swings are the norm, not the exception.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The close call, which was first reported by CNN, is the latest incident near Washington, as the nation’s capital reels from a January midair collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and Army Black Hawk helicopter near National Airport that killed all 67 people on board both aircraft.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
While this is a close call, Ultimate Rewards points are likely to be most useful for most people.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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