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narrow escape
noun as in cliffhanger
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in close call
noun as in near miss
Example Sentences
Hers begins with her family’s narrow escape from an occupied village west of Kyiv in the early days of the war.
There was a narrow escape last season, with Chelsea losing at Newcastle United in the fourth round.
In the end, there are no dead bodies, no ruined careers, no narrow escapes.
Norris then had a narrow escape at the final corner when he got his outside front wheel on the grass turning in, and ran wide into the run-off area.
In the chaos and heartbreak that followed the crash, moments of narrow escape and immense courage stood out.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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