Meaning of かろうじて in Japanese

Definition of かろうじて

かろうじて(karoujite) 【辛うじて】

(adv) barely; narrowly; just manage to do something
われわれはかろうじて事故を免れた。
We narrowly missed the accident.

予算よさんはかろうじて議会ぎかいの承認しょうにんを得たえる。

The budget was narrowly approved by Congress.

兵士へいし達たちはかろうじて死しをまぬがれた。

The soldiers narrowly escaped death.

彼かれはかろうじて命いのちをとりとめた。

He narrowly escaped death.

He had a narrow escape from being hit by the truck.

入植者にゅうしょくしゃたちはパンぱんと水みずでかろうじて生き延びた。

The settlers subsisted on bread and water.

We narrowly missed the accident.

かろうじて列車れっしゃに間に合った。

I barely managed to catch the train.

I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

I escaped the accident by the skin of my teeth.

You are only just in time.