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by a hair

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Example Sentences

Somehow, the rockslide missed the village by a “hair”.

As of Wednesday, the measure was winning by a hair.

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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