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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Policymakers voted 5-4 in favor of the reduction, in what had been widely viewed as a close call.
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Karen Gilchrist,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
After a very soggy musical opening ceremony on Friday, the competitions officially began on Saturday with all the drama, the close calls, the heartbreak and the joy that comes when the best of the best compete on the world stage.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The Americans went undefeated in exhibition play, but close calls against Australia, South Sudan and Germany gave off a sense of vulnerability.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Trump, recognizing his close call had given him a huge opportunity to recast himself, vowed to unify the country.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Karen Gilchrist,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
After a very soggy musical opening ceremony on Friday, the competitions officially began on Saturday with all the drama, the close calls, the heartbreak and the joy that comes when the best of the best compete on the world stage.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
The Americans went undefeated in exhibition play, but close calls against Australia, South Sudan and Germany gave off a sense of vulnerability.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
Trump, recognizing his close call had given him a huge opportunity to recast himself, vowed to unify the country.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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