close call

Example Sentences

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But it doesn’t look like a close call right now.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

"This would mean a close call for a global recession which has happened only four times since 1980," it said, most recently during the Covid pandemic.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Some signaled they saw the move as a close call, and a few nonvoting presidents indicated they would have also opposed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

On the opening night of Mission League basketball action Wednesday, there was a huge upset, one close call and two easy victories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Once on a job with Sammy, we had a pretty close call.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey