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 escape
noun
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.