hairbreadth

Example Sentences

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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

On Wednesday, the campaign was just a hairbreadth away from reaching its goal of $1.7 million, thanks to 3,400 donors, roughly double the number in mid-December last year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2020

But all the high living has often seemed just a hairbreadth away from a police raid or government crackdown.

From New York Times • Feb. 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