hairbreadth
[ hair-bredth, -bretth ]
noun, adjective
Origin of hairbreadth
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How to use hairbreadth in a sentence
Split it as you like into hairbreadths and atoms, it is still fundamentally and essentially unaltered.
The Disowned, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonPerhaps he knew it, but she was able to speak now; he should not think that he had gained a hairbreadths advantage.
A Lady of Rome | F. Marion CrawfordGently, and with the greatest care, I depressed the lens a few hairbreadths.
The Diamond Lens | Fitz-James O'brien
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