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by a hair
adverb as in hardly
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- by no means
- detectably
- faintly
- gradually
- imperceptibly
- infrequently
- little
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- pretty near
- scantly
- slightly
- sparsely
- sporadically
- with trouble
adverb as in narrowly
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Example Sentences
Somehow, the rockslide missed the village by a “hair”.
From NewsForKids.net
As of Wednesday, the measure was winning by a hair.
From Los Angeles Times
By a hair’s breadth, it didn’t, although the Germans sank 455 ships in the operation.
From Salon
FiveThirtyEight averages now have Harris up by a hair in Arizona and tied in Georgia.
From Slate
Anderson said she is really sorry to anyone who, like her mother and siblings, might have had a “minor heart attack” as Team GB crossed the finish line ahead of the Netherlands by a hair to take gold.
From BBC
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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