nearly hit

Examples (10)

• A taxi nearly hit him as he was crossing the street.
• She swerved to avoid the deer and nearly hit a tree.
• The falling debris nearly hit the construction worker on the head.
• I nearly hit a cyclist who suddenly appeared from behind a parked car.
• He slammed on the brakes, nearly hitting the car in front.
• The baseball nearly hit the spectator in the stands.
• We nearly hit a patch of black ice on the highway.
• It was a close call; the runaway shopping cart nearly hit the child.
• During the storm, a branch nearly hit our roof.
• If he hadn't reacted quickly, the car would have nearly hit the pedestrian.