close call

Example Sentences

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Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Even with my close call, like, that one angered me, because you start to think about things.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Some signaled they saw the move as a close call, and a few nonvoting presidents indicated they would have also opposed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

He ducked aside, his clothes smoking from the close call.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan