Sentence examples of "narrowly" in English

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The boy narrowly escaped drowning. Le garçon a échappé de justesse à la noyade.
The soldiers narrowly escaped death. Les soldats échappèrent à la mort de justesse.
He narrowly escaped being killed. Il a échappé à la mort de justesse.
I narrowly escaped being run over by a truck. J'ai évité de justesse d'être écrasé par un camion.
The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car. Le vieil homme échappa de justesse d'être renversé par une voiture.
He narrowly escaped being run over. Il a vraiment failli se faire renverser.
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