Examples of 'close call' in a sentence
Meaning of "close call"
close call - A 'close call' refers to a situation that was narrowly avoided or where disaster was narrowly averted. It indicates that a potentially dangerous or harmful event occurred but the outcome was just short of being disastrous
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- A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
- A close brush with nuclear war.
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close call
We just had a close call in the air.
A close call with breakfast foods or something.
It had been another close call with death.
Had a close call while filing a report.
That was a really close call back there.
Close call there with the cops.
You had a close call last night.
Close call with great white shark.
She had a close call this evening.
Close call with a hungry polar bear.
A surprisingly close call in the first category.
I hear you had a bit of a close call.
It was a close call of just over a hundred feet.
Heard you had a close call today.
But a close call is a close call.
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I believe you had a very close call.
Another close call for the plovers.
But that was such a close call.
Pretty close call you had tonight.
The surgeon said it was a close call.
It was a close call for her delivery.
You said you had a close call.
Close call for the lamp.
I had an extremely close call on saturday myself.
Yesterday was the anniversary of a close call.
He said this was a close call for his career.
One millimeter is one hell of a close call.
You had a close call there.
We are glad you survived this close call.
One close call is enough for me.
Here the choice is not a close call.
That was a very close call the other night.
Many times it became a very close call.
We had a close call back there.
I got away but it was a close call.
I almost had a close call myself last night.
A close call when that training rope broke.
It was a hell of a close call last night.
It was close call between two people of different gender.
I had a really close call today.
Voeckler was clearly heartbroken after such a close call.
That was some close call in atlanta.
Last night was a pretty close call.
It was a close call to get them back.
But you had a close call.
It was a close call but he handled it well.
That must have been a close call.
I had a close call one night.
Whole thing was a very close call.
He survived a close call with a suspect.
