near miss
Example Sentences
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The two aircraft were within less than half a mile of each other horizontally at the time of the near miss and about 500 feet apart vertically, according to data from Flightradar24.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
After a 2013 near miss between a helicopter and an airplane in the same location as the January crash, an internal working group recommended that the FAA change a specific helicopter route.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
He's had a near miss in his car, too.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
After the terror of the incident, Ulasewicz said the revelation that his plane was involved in a near miss changed his emotions to anger.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
Him and Dad had already exchanged names and decided it had been a near miss with no real harm done on either side.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
