by a whisker

Example Sentences

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Muller beat more experienced players to the prize in 2010 - by a whisker.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Before that, he was third in the Kentucky Derby by a whisker while being on the receiving end of some bumping down the stretch by Sierra Leone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

Celtic won, by a whisker or by a mile, it doesn't really matter.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

Brazil’s Kerolin missed the far corner by a whisker after a long central run by Bia Zaneratto.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

Sirius IV got in first by a whisker, it seems, but Aldebaran II was so close a second that it was a photo finish, and all the channels have been jammed ever since.

From The Vortex Blaster by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)