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I heard there was a close call on the set of Lone Survivor where your head was almost blown off?

During filming, one close call almost killed to the project.

Whether Ferdydurke or Transatlantic is his masterpiece is a close call.

In town, they had a close call while filming a bonfire attended by a group of 18-year-old kids.

The close call forced Gerhartsreiter to quit his $100,000-a-year job and go underground.

When she had finished they regarded her wonderingly, fully appreciating what a close call she had had.

They're all well now, 'cept Jake, and he'll come out all right, but we had a close call.

Here was a close call, which differed from many another in that the bounding ball was visible.

That was certainly a close call, and the bullet evidently whistled uncomfortably close to several of them.

It's day after to-morrow—a close call, but I'll make it all right.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to close call, such as: cliffhanger, close shave, close squeeze, close thing, hairbreadth escape, and heart stopper.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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