whisker

Example Sentences

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After two games in the Sheffield Shield, Agar came within a whisker of making his Australia bow on an awful tour of India.

From BBC

I refuse to bury the Chiefs, because they have torched me so many times—presuming their inevitable demise, only to see clever coach Andy Reid pull off another victory by the walrus whiskers.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the men have been whiskered to resemble their historical models.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Rodgers comment by Rodgers comment, those Desmond whiskers would have to started to dance.

From BBC