hairbreadth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hairbreadth
Example Sentences
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Having completed his radio interview after the Bruins’ hairbreadth victory over Washington, coach Mick Cronin asked a colleague where he could find the one reporter traveling to cover the team.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025
We all finished, and within a hairbreadth of our goal times.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022
At last year’s games both crushed records, finishing the race within a hairbreadth of each other.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2012
So, with a single, hairbreadth victory between the two coming in, the Huskies prevailed, 30-21.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2011
But the pebble fell short and dropped about a hairbreadth away from the cauldron.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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