near thing

But it had been a near thing just the same.

It had been a near thing, but she felt a lot better now.

Somehow I held my water, but it was a near thing.

She could be near things from his part of the world.

That was a near thing, he told himself; I'll just have to wait until they get clear.

I escaped with my life, yet even that was a near thing.

Well, I haven't, though it was a near thing a time or two.

No, though it was a near thing more than once.

But he was so security conscious right now, after such a near thing.

He might yet get out of this one, but it was going to be a near thing.