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narrow escape

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Noun1.narrow escapenarrow escape - something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker
accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something


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And they may unfold a tale of narrow escape, of steady ill-luck, of high winds and heavy weather, of ice, of interminable calms or endless head-gales; a tale of difficulties overcome, of adversity defied by a small knot of men upon the great loneliness of the sea; a tale of resource, of courage - of helplessness, perhaps.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Lieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In my early life I had a narrow escape from death by poisoning.
The Haunted Hotel by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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