Vocabulary

危うく

barely; narrowly

adverb
freq #14

Example sentences

He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.

He came near being hit by a car.

He barely missed being killed in the accident.

He was nearly drowned.

I came near being drowned, trying to rescue a boy.

I came near to being run over by the truck.

I came near to being drowned.

We were nearly frozen to death.