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

Indeed finished a whisker ahead with a 4.7 percent response rate.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

Nielsen found that total viewership for cable and broadcast networks was just a whisker behind with 44.2% of television usage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

Clare scrambled forward, stopping with his nose a whisker from Gingersnipes’s.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman