close shave Sentence Examples

  1. He had a close shave with disaster when his parachute malfunctioned during the skydiving jump.
  2. It was a close shave, narrowly avoiding a collision with the car that ran a red light.
  3. The hiker had a close shave with a grizzly bear while trekking through the wilderness.
  4. The driver experienced a close shave when his brakes failed on a steep downhill road.
  5. It was a close shave with illness; luckily, she recovered quickly from the flu.
  6. The firefighter had a close shave while battling the blaze, narrowly avoiding being engulfed in flames.
  7. It was a close shave for the swimmer who almost drowned but was rescued just in time.
  8. The mountain climber had a close shave with death when he slipped on the icy slope.
  9. The explorer encountered a close shave with a venomous snake while trekking through the jungle.
  10. It was a close shave for the business when they narrowly avoided bankruptcy during the economic downturn.

close shave Meaning

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close shave (n)

something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

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FAQs About the word close shave

something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

narrow escape, close call, hairbreadth escape, near miss,near escape,

misfire,misfire,,

He had a close shave with disaster when his parachute malfunctioned during the skydiving jump.

It was a close shave, narrowly avoiding a collision with the car that ran a red light.

The hiker had a close shave with a grizzly bear while trekking through the wilderness.

The driver experienced a close shave when his brakes failed on a steep downhill road.