by a hair
Example Sentences
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The older man in sunglasses, Eldon Heller, 70, a retired contractor from Washougal, Wash., wins by a hair.
From Los Angeles Times
For 35 years, Cruise’s super spy Ethan Hunt and his rotating, crackerjack team of rogue agents have been saving the world from annihilation time and time again, skirting death by a hair each time.
From Salon
As of Wednesday, the measure was winning by a hair.
From Los Angeles Times
By a hair’s breadth, it didn’t, although the Germans sank 455 ships in the operation.
From Salon
Anderson said she is really sorry to anyone who, like her mother and siblings, might have had a “minor heart attack” as Team GB crossed the finish line ahead of the Netherlands by a hair to take gold.
From BBC
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