hairbreadth
Example Sentences
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I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hairbreadth ’scapes i’ th’ imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
So, with a single, hairbreadth victory between the two coming in, the Huskies prevailed, 30-21.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2011
The Red Viper had even tried to defend the Imp, had come within a hairbreadth of a victory that would have allowed the dwarf to escape the blame for Joffrey’s murder.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
