Sentence examples for a whisker from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a whisker" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a single hair or a small amount of hair on the face or body of an animal or person. Example: The cat brushed against my leg, its whiskers tickling my skin.

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In fact, by a whisker.

It's a whisker below Canada.

Not out by a whisker.

"A whisker!" the Ketch-All guy said.

Whoever won did so by a whisker.

Phelps had caught Spitz by a whisker.

A tragedy was averted by a whisker".

4.27pm BST Saved by a whisker!

And not even by a whisker.

By a whisker, is the answer.

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