Examples of 'barely missed' in a sentence

Meaning of "barely missed"

barely missed - indicates coming very close to achieving something but ultimately falling short

How to use "barely missed" in a sentence

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barely missed
That thing barely missed a stack of torpedoes.
I forgot my phone at home and barely missed it.
And barely missed learning you were behind it.
I swerved and just barely missed him.
He just barely missed your vital organs.
The car ahead of me barely missed it.
This barely missed the top ten.
Sounds like we barely missed him.
It barely missed her little girl.
A bullet just barely missed my head.
Just barely missed going through her picture window.
One of them just barely missed his heart.
He barely missed being killed in the accident.
Which tells you he barely missed those cuts.
He barely missed a fence in the process.

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Aimed at me heart you barely missed.
The knife barely missed his heart.
Barely missed his liver.
The vehicle barely missed his foot.
Barely missed his eye.
Arizona also barely missed out last year.
Barely missed that too.
The corpse barely missed my head.
Barely missed me.
His effort just barely missed.
We just barely missed getting very wet.
He says one of the bullets barely missed them.
The seat barely missed her head.
It was all over his face and just barely missed his mouth.
This just barely missed my top ten.
And at the end of the day most of them just barely missed the mark.
I just barely missed his mouth.
My knuckles were barely missed.
He just barely missed the building.
He survived the incident because the blade barely missed his carotid artery.
I just barely missed the handle.
Something that seemingly destroyed four planes and barely missed you the first time.
I barely missed killing you.
One of the scratches barely missed his eye.
You barely missed her.
A second stone broke a window and barely missed two other children.
I barely missed the flight.
The shooter barely missed.
He barely missed being elected as a deputy.
He jerked back and the turkey barely missed landing on his head.
You barely missed a beat.
The doctor said that glass just barely missed your femoral artery.
He was barely missed by another shell.
I threw a javelin that barely missed Hitler.
I barely missed his shoes.

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