hairsbreadth

[US]/hɛəzbrɛdθ/
[UK]/hɛrzbrɛdθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the width of a hair; an extremely narrow space; a very short distance
adj.narrow as a hair; extremely narrow
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

by a hairsbreadth

to a hairsbreadth

hairsbreadth escape

hairsbreadth away

within hairsbreadth

hairsbreadth margin

hairsbreadth difference

a hairsbreadth's

hairsbreadth close

hairsbreadth miss

Example Sentences

the car missed the child by a hairsbreadth.

she came within a hairsbreadth of winning the championship.

the arrow flew past his head by a hairsbreadth.

it was a hairsbreadth difference between success and failure.

he made a hairsbreadth escape from the collapsing building.

the politician was within a hairsbreadth of losing the election.

their opinions differed by only a hairsbreadth.

the detective was at a hairsbreadth from solving the case.

the hiker was rescued just a hairsbreadth away from the cliff edge.

the team won by a hairsbreadth margin.

she saved the document a hairsbreadth before the computer crashed.

the gymnast landed the dismount by a hairsbreadth.

the driver stopped the vehicle by a hairsbreadth.

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