危うく
あやうく
barely; narrowly; almost; nearly
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Adverb
barely; narrowly- almost; nearly
Example sentences
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He barely missed being killed in the accident.
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He came near to being drowned in the river.
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He was nearly drowned.
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I nearly made a mistake.
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The child came near being drowned.
More examples (9)
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We were nearly frozen to death.
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He was nearly run over at a crossing.
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He almost lost vision in one of his eyes.
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The boy all but fell into the river.
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She was nearly hit by a bicycle.
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The old man narrowly escaped being run over by a car.
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The accident almost cost him his life.
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I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
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The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.