by inches

ADVERB
  1. by a short distance
    they moved it by inches
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How To Use by inches In A Sentence

  • Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches
  • Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches
  • When McMillan was short by inches at the seventh, Smith drew the button and got two on a measure.
  • When the dominie was a younger man he had first clashed with the minister during Mr. Rattray's attempts to do away with some old customs that were already dying by inches. Auld Licht Idylls
  • The ax clove the rest of the sword in two, missing Drew's flesh by inches.
  • The team thundered down the drive and swung out onto the road, the curricle's wheel missing the nearside fence by inches.
  • Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches
  • We had a drive put in in the 1970s and it missed the southwest corner by inches. Times, Sunday Times
  • Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches
  • Tonight, she cheated death by inches when a savage mountain lion attacked.
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