hand's-breadth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Every little pebble was distinct, every speckled trout, every hand’s-breadth of sand,” Mark Twain wrote of his unimpeded glimpse into Lake Tahoe’s depths in “Roughing It.”
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2013
No eye can venture to compass more than a hand's-breadth.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have a bed which is about a hand's-breadth wide .
From Time Magazine Archive
Morgan could scarcely see a hand's-breadth before him.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
It halted—motionless but for a slight quiver—within a hand’s-breadth of my heart.
From The King's Assegai A Matabili Story by Mitford, Bertram
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