Meaning of Hairbreadth | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“In short, these kind of hairbreadth missings of happiness look⟳ like⟳ the insults of Fortune, who may be considered as thus playing tricks with us, and wantonly diverting herself at our expense.”

“This surely was a day destined to be signalized by hairbreadth escapes.”

“His hairbreadth escapes from death; […].”

“[…] for the young hero rioted by day, howled by night, ravaged the house from top to bottom, and kept his guardians in a series of panics by his hairbreadth escapes.”

“The hairbreadth survival of the attempted assassination.”

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