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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But for some close calls, the prospect promotion incentive might have been the difference between adding a player in early March and waiting until mid-April.
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The company operating the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River carrying a family from Spain, killing them all, has a history of close calls and financial problems that resulted in a 2019 bankruptcy filing, records show.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The analysis also found that military flights only accounted for about 2% of all flight miles over that time period, giving its aircraft an outsized role in close calls during that time.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
At a congressional hearing on Thursday Senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The company operating the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River carrying a family from Spain, killing them all, has a history of close calls and financial problems that resulted in a 2019 bankruptcy filing, records show.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
The analysis also found that military flights only accounted for about 2% of all flight miles over that time period, giving its aircraft an outsized role in close calls during that time.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
At a congressional hearing on Thursday Senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Close call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20call. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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