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 on the afternoon of March 28, there was a close call between a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Minneapolis which had just taken off from Reagan National, and an Air Force jet.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
On Friday, a close call occurred after an apparent breakdown in communications ultimately led to a Delta Air Lines plane taking off and T-38 jets from an Air Force flyover coming dangerously close.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Since Brunson’s injury, the Knicks are 6-5, including disappointing losses to two bottom-four teams and another close call against the league-worst Washington Wizards.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Florida reached this stage with wins over 16-seed Norfolk State, 8-seed UConn and 4-seed Maryland, sandwiching blowouts of the Spartans and Terrapins around a close call vs. the Huskies in the round of 32.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
On Friday, a close call occurred after an apparent breakdown in communications ultimately led to a Delta Air Lines plane taking off and T-38 jets from an Air Force flyover coming dangerously close.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Since Brunson’s injury, the Knicks are 6-5, including disappointing losses to two bottom-four teams and another close call against the league-worst Washington Wizards.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Florida reached this stage with wins over 16-seed Norfolk State, 8-seed UConn and 4-seed Maryland, sandwiching blowouts of the Spartans and Terrapins around a close call vs. the Huskies in the round of 32.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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