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View definitions for narrow escape

narrow escape

noun as in cliffhanger

noun as in near miss

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Example Sentences

The good fortune of Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin is a powerful recent exception to that rule, along with his GOP nomination this week after his 2020 election loss.

From Salon

No one was killed in the attack on Duma, but residents described narrow escapes.

United’s narrow escape sets up a second straight Manchester derby in the final against defending champion Manchester City, which beat Chelsea on Saturday.

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

A driver had a narrow escape after a roof was blown off a building in Belton, North Lincolnshire.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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