close encounter

Frequency: 7.916.0 per million words

A meeting with someone or something dangerous at a very short distance.

encounterADJECTIVE + NOUN

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close

Examples (10)

  • I decided not to risk a second close encounter with the snakes.
  • The hiker described his terrifyingly close encounter with a grizzly bear.
  • The police officer recounted his close encounter with the armed robber.
  • Many sci-fi fans dream of having a close encounter with an alien species.
  • The storm chasers' documentary featured a close encounter with a massive tornado.
  • Surviving the car crash was his second close encounter with death.
  • Have you ever had a close encounter that left you speechless?
  • Soldiers are trained to survive a close encounter in hostile territory.
  • The documentary showed a diver's breathtaking close encounter with a great white shark.
  • His job as a wildlife photographer involves frequent close encounters with predators.