narrow escape
Example Sentences
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Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Hers begins with her family’s narrow escape from an occupied village west of Kyiv in the early days of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
United’s narrow escape sets up a second straight Manchester derby in the final against defending champion Manchester City, which beat Chelsea on Saturday.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
There are some marvelous set pieces, including an extended sequence on a claustrophobic boat and a narrow escape from an apartment that ratchet up the tension.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024
Feeling braced after his mad ride and the subsequent narrow escape, Cluny strode to the ditch’s edge.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
