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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What to do immediately after a close call Changing your password or running a malware scan is often not enough to stop attackers.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Controllers at the airport have been under scrutiny since the airport was the site of a January 29 deadly collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people and a subsequent series of close calls.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
And the only other close call was Cliff Lee, who merely tied his career high in Game 3 of the 2010 ALCS, with a 13-strikeout gem in Yankee Stadium.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Ryall noted that among this year’s choices there were a number of close calls.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Controllers at the airport have been under scrutiny since the airport was the site of a January 29 deadly collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people and a subsequent series of close calls.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
And the only other close call was Cliff Lee, who merely tied his career high in Game 3 of the 2010 ALCS, with a 13-strikeout gem in Yankee Stadium.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Ryall noted that among this year’s choices there were a number of close calls.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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