Sentence examples for narrowly missed from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

hardly missed

severely missed

narrowly lost

narrowly outperformed

narrowly surpassed

"narrowly missed" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that something almost happened, but did not. Example: The car narrowly missed hitting the pedestrian by swerving at the last second.

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It narrowly missed doubling the high estimate.

The New York Times - Arts

I narrowly missed Naomi Campbell.

The Guardian - Business

One blast narrowly missed Mr Karimov himself.

The Economist

Mr Thompson narrowly missed being executed.

The Economist

Quigley narrowly missed his 40-footer.

The New York Times - Sports

The Royal bus was only narrowly missed.

The Guardian

He only narrowly missed her heart.

The Guardian - Books

Jorge Cadete narrowly missed football's golden age.

The Guardian - Sport

Narrowly missed out on the Booker Prize.

The Guardian - Books

Another strong tornado narrowly missed Macon, Ga.

The Washington Post

So, the story goes, the Dakota narrowly missed demolition.

The New York Times

More suggestions(8)

closely missed

exactly missed

narrowly limited

specifically missed

marginally missed

miraculously missed

narrowly stopped

barely missed

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