whisker

Example Sentences

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Simon Brew, who has covered this subject extensively for the website Den of Geek, counted 35 writers who worked on “The Flintstones,” besting “Catwoman’s” team of 28 by a whisker.

From Washington Post

Rangers face Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Cup final looking to put behind them the disappointment of coming within a whisker of Europa League glory on Wednesday.

From BBC

Foreign exchange trade was also volatile, but has left the dollar index within a whisker of a two-decade high.

From Reuters

Nostradamus' whiskers would have been twitching at the fantastic improbability of all of this.

From BBC

Both at some point come within a whisker of catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times