harrowing escape
Terrifying narrow getaway
A harrowing escape is a narrow flight from danger that involves terror or extreme distress.
The phrase emphasizes not just getting away, but the traumatic intensity of the experience: Survivors described their harrowing escape from the burning building.
The escape itself becomes an ordeal.
- narrowOf small width
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- perilousFraught with danger
- death defyingRisking life itself
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
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