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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The close call triggered multiple investigations and pushed the FAA to convene a rare, daylong safety summit.
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Pete Muntean, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
The Seattle Seahawks 26-20 win over the Denver Broncos was another close call with the betting line moving between 5.5 to 6 to 6.5 points during the week favoring the Seahawks.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Boyd’s memoir vividly paints that place and time, spiced by tales of derring-do — trapping wolves for radio-collar research, surviving close calls with grizzly bears, crossing icy rivers and flying small planes low over dangerous terrain.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
Somehow, the birds never had a close call with the numerous water taxis and pleasure boats that share the lake with them.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
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Pete Muntean, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
The Seattle Seahawks 26-20 win over the Denver Broncos was another close call with the betting line moving between 5.5 to 6 to 6.5 points during the week favoring the Seahawks.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Boyd’s memoir vividly paints that place and time, spiced by tales of derring-do — trapping wolves for radio-collar research, surviving close calls with grizzly bears, crossing icy rivers and flying small planes low over dangerous terrain.
—Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
Somehow, the birds never had a close call with the numerous water taxis and pleasure boats that share the lake with them.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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