close call
Example Sentences
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Dr Bretwood Higman, an Alaskan geologist, who saw for himself the damage at Tracy Arm Fjord, said it was "a close call".
From BBC • May 6, 2026
But it doesn’t look like a close call right now.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
On the opening night of Mission League basketball action Wednesday, there was a huge upset, one close call and two easy victories.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Cuts have become an increasingly close call because price increases have been more persistent than the Fed would like, the minutes indicated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
The right choice can be a close call.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
