hairsbreadth
IPA: hˈɛrsbrˈɛdθ
noun
- Alternative form of hair's breadth: a very short distance or a very small amount (as is the width of a hair). [A very small amount or distance.]
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Examples of "hairsbreadth" in Sentences
- This article is a hairsbreadth from spam.
- This article is within a hairsbreadth of GA status.
- I came within a hairsbreadth of issuing one last night.
- Galapagos penguin is within a 'hairsbreadth' of extinction, according to a new study
- The rapier flashed up again, the tip hovering but a hairsbreadth from the pale skin.
- The fact that they were a hairsbreadth away from being discovered enhanced the thrill even more.
- But I can think of any number of great authors who have come within a hairsbreadth of convincing me they could.
- Implementing Sharia is impossible yet somehow is a hairsbreadth away from becoming a new constitutional amendment.