close shave
Example Sentences
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As fewer and fewer men opt for a close shave, the 25-year-old Kabul barber said he was already losing business.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Scientists at Nasa say an equally strong storm was headed at Earth in 2012 and we had “a close shave just as perilous”.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024
In St. Louis, setting up the stage at the bottom of an amphitheater-like glen avoided that problem, but squeezing it into that spot was a worrisomely close shave.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
He takes hot showers before shaving, uses shaving cream and tries to get a close shave but none of it helps.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020
The waiters have those soda jerk caps set at an angle, and the right haircuts, a close shave up the back of the neck.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
