narrowly avert

Examples (10)

• Disaster was narrowly averted when the two airliners almost collided.
• The quick-thinking pilot narrowly averted a catastrophe by pulling up at the last second.
• Diplomatic talks have narrowly averted a full-scale war between the two nations.
• Thanks to the emergency fund, the company narrowly averted bankruptcy.
• She narrowly averted a serious accident by swerving to miss the deer on the road.
• The government's swift intervention narrowly averted a major financial crisis.
• We narrowly averted defeat in the final minute of the game with a last-gasp goal.
• By finding a compromise, the negotiators narrowly averted a complete breakdown in talks.
• The firefighter narrowly averted tragedy by rescuing the child just as the roof collapsed.
• A general strike was narrowly averted after management agreed to the union's key demands.