hairbreadth
Example Sentences
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I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hairbreadth ’scapes i’ th’ imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Having completed his radio interview after the Bruins’ hairbreadth victory over Washington, coach Mick Cronin asked a colleague where he could find the one reporter traveling to cover the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
We all finished, and within a hairbreadth of our goal times.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
That November, Nixon won only a third of the African-American vote, a crucial factor in his hairbreadth defeat.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
Dr. Harlow notes her description of how Phineas would entertain them "with the most fabulous recitals of his wonderful feats and hairbreadth escapes, without any foundation except in his fancy."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
