Sentence examples for barely escape from inspiring English sources

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"barely escape" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something just managed to avoid danger, or that someone almost didn't make it out of a situation. Example: "He barely escaped the burning building, feeling lucky to have made it out alive."

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They have encounters in which Riley and Chevie barely escape.

Philip and Elizabeth barely escape, but not without great personal cost.

For 20 minutes, Warrington could barely escape their own half, such was the ferocity of Wigan's defence.

Wigan maintained a zealous intensity throughout, and for the first half hour the Wolves could barely escape their own half.

A notorious gang of outlaws headed by Pike Bishop (played by William Holden) barely escape a violent bank robbery in which dozens of innocent bystanders are killed.

The Browns, even while missing three players because of suspensions resulting from off-field troubles, barely escape another solid Dillon afternoon.

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They barely escaped unharmed.

Edward himself barely escaped.

William E. Kepner, barely escaped by parachute.

She barely escaped up a staircase.

Charles II barely escaped with his life.

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