hairsbreadth

IPA: hˈɛrsbrˈɛdθ

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.]

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.