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close call

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close call /ˈkloʊs-/ noun
plural close calls
close call
/ˈkloʊs-/
noun
plural close calls
Learner's definition of CLOSE CALL
[count]
: an escape that was almost not successful死里逃生;幸免于难
called also close shave

close call

noun

: a narrow escape

Example Sentences

We nearly didn't get out of the burning building. It was a pretty close call, let me tell you! the doctor said I'd had a close call, and was lucky to be alive
Recent Examples on the Web One month later, Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles had a close call with a wildfire that raged within a few hundred feet of the site. Wired, 18 Aug. 2022 On July 9, an American man visiting the crater at Mount Vesuvius had a close call after his selfie led him to slip into the active volcano. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 16 July 2022 For the second time in two weeks, a Windsor Locks police officer had a close call with a catalytic converter thief fleeing from the scene of the crime, police said Wednesday. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2022 Barrington’s experience shows that the decision to put the cannabis question on the ballot can be a close call. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022 Zeigler has maintained his lead in some recent polling, though that’s been a close call as well. al, 19 June 2022 Thankfully for Waters, other than a close call next week in Chicago, the This Is Not a Drill Tour won’t cross paths with the spectacular After Hours Til Dawn tour for the remainder of the two treks. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2022 Carrasco was peeved about a close call at first base in the first inning, when Jeremy Peña was initially called out on a double play, then ruled safe via replay review. Jake Seiner, Chron, 28 June 2022 How is that close call going to be affecting him moving forward? Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of close call was in 1881

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