near miss Sentence Examples

  1. The driver had a near miss with an oncoming car when they swerved to avoid a collision.
  2. The bullet came perilously close to the target, resulting in a near miss.
  3. The lightning strike nearly hit the house, narrowly avoiding a near miss.
  4. The hikers were grateful for the near miss as a falling tree barely skimmed past them.
  5. The skier narrowly escaped a near miss with a tree after losing control on the icy slope.
  6. The pilot expertly maneuvered the plane out of a near miss with another aircraft.
  7. The near miss left the passengers shaken but unharmed.
  8. The boxer dodged his opponent's punches with a series of near misses.
  9. The near miss served as a wake-up call for the safety engineer.
  10. The surgeon had a near miss during the operation when the scalpel slipped.

near miss Meaning

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near miss (n)

an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

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FAQs About the word near miss

an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

near escape, hairbreadth escape, close call,narrow escape, close shave,,

misfire, misfire,,

The driver had a near miss with an oncoming car when they swerved to avoid a collision.

The bullet came perilously close to the target, resulting in a near miss.

The lightning strike nearly hit the house, narrowly avoiding a near miss.

The hikers were grateful for the near miss as a falling tree barely skimmed past them.