whisker

Example Sentences

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Simon Brew, who has covered this subject extensively for the website Den of Geek, counted 35 writers who worked on “The Flintstones,” besting “Catwoman’s” team of 28 by a whisker.

From Washington Post

“I look for stray cats to make sure they have food. I even know where they live,” said Veronika, wearing a woolly hat decorated with a cat’s nose and whiskers.

From Reuters

In a 1943 letter to his son, Tolkien outlined his political opinions as leaning "more and more to Anarchy," but emphasized he meant — "abolition of control, not whiskered men with bombs."

From Salon

Turner came within a whisker of scoring his second, but Scotland didn't have to wait for long.

From BBC

With the rupee within a whisker of October's record low, however, traders will be on RBI intervention alert.

From Reuters