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Definition of narrow escape in English: narrow escapenoun A situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is only just avoided. passengers had a narrow escape when a mid-air collision was averted after an air force fighter jet came dangerously close Example sentencesExamples - The sales consultant said the reality of his narrow escape only sunk in the day after the blast.
- A young nurse had a narrow escape from the horrific bomb when she left the area of the blast just 25 minutes before the explosion.
- After several run-ins with the police, and many narrow escapes, she was able to flee to England with her life intact.
- He was so chastened by his narrow escape from drowning that he never again went to sea in a small boat.
- A local man had a narrow escape from serious injury when the tractor he was driving was in collision with a lorry.
- They quickly realized the trap laid for them and their narrow escape from death.
- One person got up when he heard a commotion, and had a narrow escape when the window blew in and a large shard of glass went through his just-vacated seat.
- I had a narrow escape when a land mine exploded 50 yards from where we had been stood.
- I contemplated my narrow escape from a career I had no heart for.
- I had a narrow escape from losing my car keys into a full bin; thankfully, I realised at the last minute before letting go!
Definition of narrow escape in US English: narrow escapenoun A situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is barely avoided. he had a narrow escape in the street when part of a nearby house fell down Example sentencesExamples - A local man had a narrow escape from serious injury when the tractor he was driving was in collision with a lorry.
- The sales consultant said the reality of his narrow escape only sunk in the day after the blast.
- He was so chastened by his narrow escape from drowning that he never again went to sea in a small boat.
- A young nurse had a narrow escape from the horrific bomb when she left the area of the blast just 25 minutes before the explosion.
- I had a narrow escape from losing my car keys into a full bin; thankfully, I realised at the last minute before letting go!
- One person got up when he heard a commotion, and had a narrow escape when the window blew in and a large shard of glass went through his just-vacated seat.
- I contemplated my narrow escape from a career I had no heart for.
- They quickly realized the trap laid for them and their narrow escape from death.
- After several run-ins with the police, and many narrow escapes, she was able to flee to England with her life intact.
- I had a narrow escape when a land mine exploded 50 yards from where we had been stood.
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