close call

Example Sentences

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“A number of members noted that the decision was a close call and that they would not have opposed raising rates at the current meeting had this been on the table,” the ECB said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

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

He had that one close call himself, of which he never spoke.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee