by a whisker

by a very small amount Last time she raced against the Brazilian she won by a whisker. He missed the goal by a whisker.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edom	EE-dəm (English)	Biblical
YusİF	-	Azerbaijani
Judda	-	Ancient Germanic
Ketil	-	Norwegian
Stela	-	Romanian
Narses	-	Ancient Persian (Hellenized)