1. a very small distance or margin

1. extremely narrow or close

Examples

• The bullet missed him by a hairbreadth.
• She won the race by a hairbreadth margin.
• The car avoided the collision by a hairbreadth.
• It was a hairbreadth escape from disaster.
• The team lost by a hairbreadth in the final seconds.
• He made a hairbreadth turn around the corner.
• The vote was decided by a hairbreadth difference.