narrowly avoid

Frequency: 7.814.2 per million words

To succeed in avoiding something, but with very little margin.

avoidADVERB + AVOID

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Examples (10)

  • They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final.
  • He braked hard and narrowly avoided a parked van.
  • The pedestrian narrowly avoided being hit by the speeding car.
  • Our company narrowly avoided bankruptcy by securing a last-minute loan.
  • We narrowly avoided the hurricane's direct path as it veered east.
  • She narrowly avoided an awkward encounter with her ex-boyfriend at the party.
  • The two nations narrowly avoided war after intense diplomatic negotiations.
  • He narrowly avoided getting fired by proving his innocence just in time.
  • The hiker narrowly avoided a falling rock during the landslide.
  • With that save, the team narrowly avoided conceding a goal in the final minute.