hairbreadth
[ hair-bredth, -bretth ]
noun, adjective
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How to use hairbreadth in a sentence
Many hairbreadth escapes fell to his lot, and at last he quitted the sea, as he states "to the no small joy of my parents."
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneMany stories are told about the hairbreadth escapes of Marius at this time.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisThe "poor fellow" in detail related his hairbreadth escapes from battle, hunger, exposure, &c.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanThe din and the dust, the hairbreadth escapes made the discomfort of the ride for the two women indescribable.
Still Jim | Honor Willsie MorrowTough are the yarns of wondrous hunts and Indian perils, of hairbreadth 'scapes and curious "fixes."
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