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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After 15,000 close calls at one airport, FAA takes action.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on Tuesday on the close call at Chicago Midway International Airport in February, when a Flexjet plane crossed the same runway where a Southwest Airlines flight was coming in to land.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The last loss was 2007 against Colorado State, but there have been several close calls since – 74-71 in overtime against UNLV last year, 64-61 against Colorado State in 2023, 69-66 against Wyoming in 2021, an overtime game against UNLV in 2017.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Runway incursions captured national attention again most recently after a Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway at Chicago Midway Airport on Feb. 25, prompting the Southwest pilots to abort landing to avoid a potential crash.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on Tuesday on the close call at Chicago Midway International Airport in February, when a Flexjet plane crossed the same runway where a Southwest Airlines flight was coming in to land.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
The last loss was 2007 against Colorado State, but there have been several close calls since – 74-71 in overtime against UNLV last year, 64-61 against Colorado State in 2023, 69-66 against Wyoming in 2021, an overtime game against UNLV in 2017.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Runway incursions captured national attention again most recently after a Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway at Chicago Midway Airport on Feb. 25, prompting the Southwest pilots to abort landing to avoid a potential crash.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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