near squeak
Example Sentences
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"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.
It was a near squeak at the crisis.”
From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.
But I had a near squeak for it, I can tell you.'
From Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss, Johann David
Luckily your life belts kept you from taking in any water, but it was a near squeak.
From The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War by Young, F. T.
They told me at Rotterdam that I had had a very near squeak of death; and whether it's that or something else, I don't seem to have any of the meannesses you associate with me.
From The Man Without a Memory by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
