by a whisker
Example Sentences
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Muller beat more experienced players to the prize in 2010 - by a whisker.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Reform won the first one in Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire last May, beating Labour by a whisker.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Before that, he was third in the Kentucky Derby by a whisker while being on the receiving end of some bumping down the stretch by Sierra Leone.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025
Pickford made a quality save and Harry Maguire’s header missed by a whisker.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022
Sirius IV got in first by a whisker, it seems, but Aldebaran II was so close a second that it was a photo finish, and all the channels have been jammed ever since.
From The Vortex Blaster by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
