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close shave

NOUN
  1. something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

How To Use close shave In A Sentence

  • Yesterday's close shave has left us really nervous. Times, Sunday Times
  • I had a close shave this morning, some idiot almost knocked me off my bike.
  • I don't know what other shaving bloggers think, but I've found that simply changing the blade on my razor frequently is the easiest route to getting a close shave.
  • Our expedition has already had one close shave. Times, Sunday Times
  • When an accident nearly happens, we say it is a close shave or a narrow shave.
  • Bristling with wit and invention, these tales are full of hair-brained schemes, hair-raising moments, and incredibly close shaves.
  • I smiled at the face in the mirror, scraped at the pepper-and-salt stubble, and gave myself a very close shave.
  • I bet no viewer spotted our close shave with televisual death, but yes that was stressful.
  • With each shot, with each close shave, the collective moans and cheers of the group was heart-warming.
  • Trevor's close shave unfolded on August 17 when he and fellow Croydon ramblers were walking along the banks of the River Arun when he was stung twice by a hornet.
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