by a hair
Example Sentences
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Although revenue grew 2.5% to $2.56 billion, the number missed analysts’ calls for $2.57 billion by a hair.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Boebert won against Democrat Adam Frisch by a hair in 2022, earning just 546 more votes of the over 327,000 cast, according to The Daily Beast.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2023
He’s now WSU’s leading scorer by a hair, averaging 15.6 points over Rice’s 15.5, and he’s also the team’s best rebounder.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
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 ● Sep. 26, 2022
She’d missed the third reader by a hair and blamed Tansy.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
