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
There was a narrow escape last season, with Chelsea losing at Newcastle United in the fourth round.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
The duo only made a narrow escape, running from an Alpha in a heart-pounding chase sequence that boasts breathtaking experimental camerawork from Boyle.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025
Feeling braced after his mad ride and the subsequent narrow escape, Cluny strode to the ditch’s edge.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
