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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Over the course of his reporting career, Sebastian Junger has had several close calls with death.
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 21 May 2024
In one disturbing close call in 2013, for example, an astronaut had his helmet start to fill with water.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 21 May 2024
In one disturbing close call in 2013, for example, an astronaut had his helmet start to fill with water.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for close call
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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