Phrases with «hairbreadth»

Sentences with «hairbreadth»

  • After busting out of the chain gang, McGill and his companions, Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) and Pete (John Turturro), endure a series of hairbreadth escapes from the forces of law and order, embodied by a sheriff who may be the Devil himself. (nytimes.com)
  • Michigan has not lost since January 2, when it was upset 75 - 74 by St. John's in Madison Square Garden, although many of its victories since then have appeared to be hairbreadth escapes from defeat. (si.com)
  • The invisible side must be kept no more than a hairbreadth distant from the visible side; faith must not soar, it must modestly affirm an invisible lining to what is actually encountered. (religion-online.org)
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