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

If they want income, there’s a problem: Dividends on the S&P are only just over 1%—and only a whisker above their lowest ever, in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Oil prices rallied more than two percent, with Brent holding above $110 a barrel and WTI just a whisker below $100 a barrel.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

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 • Nov. 18, 2025

“Well, Mrs. Minturn just sat there with her hands in a bunch until Mrs. Cranston reached down for her reticule, which was just a whisker away from me. She handed her some money.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck