close call

Example Sentences

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It’s a close call, but ultimately I’m on your side.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Chair Jerome Powell will say it was a close call, but markets are correct in expecting a cut.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

In one close call, a Waymo narrowly avoided running over a runaway dog in Santa Monica in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

However, some analysts expect that rates could be cut by 25 basis points, or at least that the decision will be a close call, following recent weaker-than-expected U.K. inflation and jobs data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Night was falling quickly, but no one wanted to risk another close call like the one they’d had that morning.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong