by a hair
Example Sentences
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The final RealClearPolitics polling average had Kelly behind hard-right GOP nominee Blake Masters by a hair.
From Washington Post
Whether the suspicion and mixed messages around Box 3 made a difference in a race that Ms. Lake lost by a hair to her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs, might never be known.
From New York Times
Senate challenger Mandela Barnes—pilloried for being “soft on crime”—lost by a hair to incumbent Ron Johnson, but performed about as well as Joe Biden in suburban Waukesha County—and Biden’s mark was the best Democratic performance there since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
From Slate
Mr. Florio ran again in 1981, winning the Democratic nomination but losing the general election to Mr. Kean, a moderate Republican, by a hair — fewer than 2,000 votes out of 2.3 million cast.
From New York Times
But throw in the perhaps-undersold possibility that Trump won’t actually run in 2024, and we put DeSantis at No. 1 by a hair.
From Washington Post
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