Synonyms for narrow escape


Grammar : Noun

Top 10 synonyms for narrow escape Other synonyms for the word narrow escape

Définition of narrow escape

  • As in near miss : noun near hit
  • As in cliffhanger : noun something suspenseful
  • As in close call : noun narrow escape
Example sentences :
  • However, Pierre had a narrow escape from being knocked down.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I was all but starved there, to say nothing of having a narrow escape of being drowned.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • "You have certainly had a narrow escape," he went on with a congratulatory smile.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • I owe you some amends, for you have had a narrow escape of your life this night.
  • Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The scout turned to Bucks as he stood dazed by his narrow escape.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Even they––used to such adventures as they were––called it a narrow escape.
  • Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
  • Though thankful for their narrow escape, Oswald feels no elation.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • She changed that two or three times and the boy had a narrow escape from Sylvester.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • "You are alive, but you have had a narrow escape of your life," I answered.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
  • I was very glad to hear this, as they have had a narrow escape from death.
  • Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan
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