Examples of 'close to not' in a sentence

Meaning of "close to not"

close to not: This phrase suggests being on the verge of not doing something or nearly avoiding a situation

How to use "close to not" in a sentence

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close to not
I was that close to not even telling you.
From the sounds of it, he was very close to not coming home.
He came real close to not being hit by a bullet.
It 's brought me to tears thinking I was so close to not being here.
I came close to not making it in the bathroom.
It was a game that came close to not being played.
I am close to not being one.
And they are all dangerously close to not getting pie.
I was this close to not answering that phone when it rang.
But the season came very close to not happening.
This close to not asking.
I can not believe I came THIS close to not taking this show.
I was this close to not even coming to this audition today.
And think about it, it came so close to not happening at all.
You are this close to not getting an invitation to the rehearsal dinner.

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But surprisingly, Thompson was close to not getting the role.
Click Close to not restore it.
Okay . And they are all dangerously close to not getting pie.
She was this close to not giving me the coordinates.
It's hard thinking someone you have been close to Not at all.
I came this close to not knowing that.
Why, according to Carl Craig, did the very first DEMF come close to not happening?
You came very close to not pulling through.
Okay, and they're all dangerously close to not getting pie.
I came that close to not making it to the bathroom again.
Now listen, Niles . You came very close to not waking up at all.
I came that close to not making it into the bathroom, Miguel.
Lacey, listen to me, you came very close to not making it yesterday.
He came close to not turning professional because his father died in a traffic accident in 1973.
Sounds like it was close to not getting passed.
Very close to not happening . It 's actually happening now.
I was seriously close to not leaving.
This close to not asking. - Like, I couldn't make the first move.
This time it came very close to not arriving at all.
I came close to not doing it.
Hard to believe we were so close to not being able to travel.
I was so close to not being on this earth . ".
Listen, you are precariously close to not passing this class.
We were close to not surviving.
I am serious . We were so close to not making it back.
I was so close to not being there . - Harry Benson.
I think you can come fairly close To not entirely disappointing them.
He came real close to not being hit by a bullet . You see what I am saying?
She was so very close to not being able to.
It was so close to not being controlled.".
What was that? - What? She was this close to not giving me the coordinates.
You came very close to not waking up at all.
I can not believe I came this close to not taking this show . - Really?
You are too close to not be affected.
I came, in fact, very close to not owning it.

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