Examples of 'narrow escape' in a sentence

Meaning of "narrow escape"

The phrase 'narrow escape' is used to describe a situation where someone barely avoids danger or harm. It suggests that the person was at great risk but managed to avoid or survive the threat by a very small margin
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  • A situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is only just avoided.

How to use "narrow escape" in a sentence

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She had a narrow escape and so did you.
You really had a very narrow escape.
Tom had a narrow escape from death.
After a daring rescue and narrow escape.
We had a narrow escape from the explosion.
You have had a very narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape in the traffic accident.
Thank goodness you had a narrow escape.
There is no narrow escape from this sin.
Narrow escape frombeing nailed to the cross.
I heard that you had a narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape at that fire.
You just had a very narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape from being hit by the truck.
It could be argued you had a narrow escape.

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Was lucky narrow escape not my fault.
On their return they congratulated me on my narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
He was another who had a narrow escape.
They had a narrow escape under cover of darkness.
After his terrifying narrow escape.
She had a narrow escape yesterday.
They helped me make a narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape this afternoon.
They had a very narrow escape.
What a narrow escape that was.
I have just had a narrow escape.
Another narrow escape from death.
The president had a narrow escape.
A very narrow escape from danger.
They might have had a narrow escape so far.
A narrow escape that had a profound effect on human history.
It was an extremely narrow escape from death.
A narrow escape into faith.
I have recently had a narrow escape from an accident.
The narrow escape problem is that of calculating the mean escape time.
He now marvels at his narrow escape.
I had a narrow escape yesterday.
Our king has had a very narrow escape.
So a narrow escape then.
They really made a narrow escape.
He had a narrow escape when a geyser suddenly erupted at the hot springs.
You had a pretty narrow escape.
His narrow escape has confirmed his fears about the dangers here.
Tom had a narrow escape.
This narrow escape has made me realize how wrong it was to keep you aboard.
To make his narrow escape.
You had a narrow escape from one wedding and you jumped into another.
You have a narrow escape.
She had a narrow escape when her car skidded off the road into a lake.

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Examples of using Narrow
It is so narrow in places that one has to crawl
Squeeze it so that it becomes long and narrow
Trench is too narrow for side access
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