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

Okrent never met Sondheim, he tells us, but he had some near misses: He sat near the composer in the theater on more than one occasion and was even mistaken for him.

From Los Angeles Times

Him and Dad had already exchanged names and decided it had been a near miss with no real harm done on either side.

From Literature

I’ve had enough near misses that I now truly understand why the knowledge is compartmentalized so much.

From Literature

"This is not a long term resilient and sustainable route and there have been several near miss incidents on this narrow bridge."

From BBC