close shave
Example Sentences
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As fewer and fewer men opt for a close shave, the 25-year-old Kabul barber said he was already losing business.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
My mother also had a close shave with death.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2023
In St. Louis, setting up the stage at the bottom of an amphitheater-like glen avoided that problem, but squeezing it into that spot was a worrisomely close shave.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
He takes hot showers before shaving, uses shaving cream and tries to get a close shave but none of it helps.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020
Aunt Lydia said: Saint Paul said it’s either that or a close shave.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
