whisker

Example Sentences

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Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Stocks are still within a whisker of their all-time highs.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

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

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

And with a twitch of whisker and a nod of head, he led us around the crate.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck