Examples of 'close shave' in a sentence

Meaning of "close shave"

A close shave is a phrase used to describe a situation where someone narrowly avoids danger or failure. It implies that the person had a very close call and came out of a risky situation with just a narrow margin of success
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  • A shave that is very short or near the skin.
  • A near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.

How to use "close shave" in a sentence

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We had a very close shave that night.
It is true that we have had a close shave.
We had a close shave of being arrested ourselves.
Thank you for the close shave.
For a close shave of stubbled areas with the.
I will give you a very close shave.
Close shave for you folks.
Gonna give you a nice close shave.
It was a close shave this morning.
Sounds like you had a close shave.
Close shave situations and learning from them.
We are about to have an extremely close shave.
You have had a close shave with death.
Pivoting headfollows facial contours to achieve a close shave.
You had a close shave there.

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Close shave back there.
You really had a close shave with death.
A close shave with inkysteve.
Let us give him a close shave.
It gave me a close shave and was easy to use.
That was a bit of a close shave.
It was a close shave this time.
Love the feeling of a close shave.
We had a close shave today.
We got into such a skid that it was a close shave.
It was a close shave today.
I lost a couple of mates and had a close shave myself.
Good close shave.
We can say it was a close shave.
She had a close shave with nuts a few years back.
I have a very close shave.
A close shave is versatile and looks great on men of all ages.
That really was a close shave.
One close shave.
It does not graduate to a close shave.
A nice close shave.
Only shaving with a straight razor can give you a similarly close shave.
You did not have a very close shave this morning.
Luckily the orchestra got back together again but it was a close shave.
The shaver head provides a close shave for sensitive areas.
A close shave with some joker driving around at speed with one headlight out.
I had a close shave.
Tomorrow the Contess might look better with a close shave.
Bit of a close shave.
If that cheap district attorney get too fresh Nick the Barber give him close shave.
Having a close shave.
The British are ready to give Napoleon a close shave.
It took a lot more than a close shave to get your mom to fall for me.
Just today I was subjected to a close shave.
A straight razor gives a close shave only with a shaving cream that produces good leather.

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Up three at the close of the dow yesterday
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