hair's breadth
Example Sentences
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While Samson is not necessarily Kohli's heir, he had got India across the line by a hair's breadth in the manner of the India batting legend.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
By a hair’s breadth, it didn’t, although the Germans sank 455 ships in the operation.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024
The U.S. dollar was within a hair's breadth of the closely watched 150 yen level at 149.84 yen.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2023
The story of Hoke’s narrator, much like P-22’s, is one of constantly avoiding tragedy, often by a hair’s breadth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
He ducked and Irian sent another arrow, which missed by a hair’s breadth.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
