whisker

Example Sentences

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Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

There, after round one, the incumbent Socialist Mayor, Benoît Payan, is only a whisker ahead of RN candidate Franck Allisio.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

On Monday gold was sitting around $4,500, having peaked a whisker shy of $4,550 on Friday, while silver slipped to $77.50 after touching a record $80.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Indeed finished a whisker ahead with a 4.7 percent response rate.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

As I came out of my curtsy, the Duchess waved me into the place beside her, only a whisker away.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck