just escape

Frequency: 7.814.2 per million words

To succeed in escaping by a very small margin.

escapeADVERB + escape

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Examples (10)

  • The driver just escaped from the car before it burst into flames.
  • We just escaped the sudden downpour by ducking into a shop.
  • He felt his heart pound, knowing he had just escaped a serious accident.
  • If you leave now, you might just escape the worst of the traffic.
  • The small boat just escaped being capsized by the enormous wave.
  • She managed to just escape the awkward conversation with her ex-boyfriend.
  • The company just escaped bankruptcy after securing a last-minute investor.
  • The mouse just escaped the cat's claws and scurried into a hole.
  • I think I just escaped getting a parking ticket; the officer was just walking up.
  • They will just escape punishment if their story is believed.