near squeak

Example Sentences

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Remember I had a near squeak, and so did the dog.

From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by Newman, John Henry

“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

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.

But I had a near squeak for it, I can tell you.'

From Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss, Johann David

Thank God! he will do now," he said to the chief constable; "but it has been a very near squeak, and I thought several times I should have to take immediate steps to wake him.

From Through the Fray A Tale of the Luddite Riots by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)