near squeak
Example Sentences
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The very day after that, in the southern bight of Tahiti, we had a near squeak, the wind suddenly coming calm; the reefs were close in with, my eye! what a surf!
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
“We are suspected, at all events, and may have a near squeak for it.”
From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Well," said my cousin, with more candour than politeness, "I always thought you would end in gaol, Roger, and you've had a dashed near squeak this time, let me tell you.
From The Man from the Clouds by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)
"That was a near squeak, sir," he said.
From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.
The Squire was progressing as favourably as could be expected, Bathurst said, but it had been such a near squeak that the utmost care was necessary.
From The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story by Bayly, A. Eric
