hang by a thread

Example Sentences

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Less than five years ago, the Golden Globes were hanging by a thread.

From Los Angeles Times

Lincoln Riley said he sensed a shift in his team’s demeanor at halftime, just as the team’s Playoff hopes were hanging by a thread.

From Los Angeles Times

The night before, his team had suffered a "terrible loss" at home that left their NFL play-off hopes hanging by a thread.

From BBC

The Dodgers' hopes of becoming the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back World Series are now hanging by a thread.

From Barron's

After dropping Game 1 in their best-of-three set against the Red Sox, their World Series aspirations were left hanging by a thread before the calendar even turned to October.

From The Wall Street Journal