1. She won by a hair.

2. John F.. Kennedy won by a hair and under questionable circumstances, yet his presidency was never considered illegitimate.

3. The ball missed his head by a hair.

4. I lost the race by a hair.

5. I lost the game by a hair.

6. The day after that I stole a silk nightgown for Hanna, was spotted by the store detective, ran for my life, and escaped by a hair.

7. For three days Tom was so sick that this his life hung by a hair.

8. As Jack's car ran into a truck his life hung by a hair.