narrow escape

Frequency: 8.520.1 per million words

A situation in which you only just managed to avoid danger.

escapeADJECTIVE + escape

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Examples (10)

  • He had a narrow escape from gunfire.
  • The hiker had a narrow escape when the rockslide missed him by just a few feet.
  • It was a narrow escape for the driver whose car skidded on the icy road.
  • She had a narrow escape from being caught when the security guard walked by.
  • We all breathed a sigh of relief after our narrow escape from the collapsing building.
  • The politician considered his re-election a narrow escape from political oblivion.
  • That was a narrow escape! The vase almost fell on my head.
  • After his narrow escape, the sailor was more cautious about checking the weather.
  • The company had a narrow escape from bankruptcy last quarter.
  • Looking back, she realized she'd had a narrow escape from a very bad decision.