narrowly escape

Frequency: 8.218.5 per million words

To succeed in escaping by a very small margin, often from danger.

escapeADVERB + escape

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narrowly

Examples (10)

  • The driver narrowly escaped serious injury in the high-speed crash.
  • They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire.
  • The hiker narrowly escaped an attack from a bear by climbing a tree.
  • Our team narrowly escaped defeat in the final seconds of the game.
  • The soldiers narrowly escaped capture after their position was overrun.
  • She realized she had narrowly escaped a dangerous situation.
  • The company narrowly escaped bankruptcy thanks to a last-minute loan.
  • He narrowly escaped having to give a speech by pretending to be sick.
  • In the movie, the hero always narrowly escapes the villain's trap.
  • With such risky investments, they will be lucky if they narrowly escape huge losses.