Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin.
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Examples for "squeak "
Examples for "squeak "
1 As it happened, Oswald had a very narrow squeak indeed that night.
2 James began to answer, but his voice came out as a squeak .
3 Rats run around in them day and night and fight and squeak .
4 It lifted with a whiny squeak , obviously complaining from lack of use.
5 The wax of the crayon made a soft squeak across the paper.
1 For Mayo, it was important to come through a squeaker on Sunday.
2 We won the next game, and lost a squeaker on getaway day.
3 McCloskey had been elected in a squeaker against longtime Senator Larry Reed.
4 In this squeaker scenario, Trump owes his electoral life to white voters.
5 When we came this way last, when we twisted that nassty young squeaker .
1 It had been a close shave , but I had been in time.
2 That was a close shave , having the local copper almost find him.
3 We had a mighty close shave over that state line this A.M.
4 We should have a close shave if anything gave way above us.
5 I finally give you a white mark-butit was a close shave .
1 Although still haughty, his voice was clearly chagrined at his narrow escape .
2 He had a narrow escape ; the knife just grazed the spinal cord.
3 The general was very much relieved, for it was a narrow escape .
4 Since embarking on this mission, we've had one narrow escape after another.
5 Shortly after his adventure in the caves, Gordon had another narrow escape .
1 Analysts have said the decision is likely to be a close call .
2 The decision to pass on the case was not a close call .
3 If it is a close call , Roberts could cast the deciding vote.
4 Shrugging them off, Smith dismissed the very close call with one word:
5 But it will be a close call with inflation on the rise.
6 Detectives just told me you had a close call the other night.
7 Meanwhile, Artoo stood somewhat dazed by the shock of his close call .
8 I looked up at Mal, my heart racing from the close call .
9 But the close call in Milan could not be so easily dismissed.
10 O, we came out all right, but it was a close call .
11 She breathed deeply at the close call , then looked around for Jondalar.
12 The reaction to the close call might not come till hours later.
13 He'll get well now, I think, but he had a close call .
14 I don't think so, but he certainly has had a close call .
15 Another close call with some part of the truck tagging a branch.
16 Image: NASA The third Saturn V close call saw the return of pogo.
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