whisker in the PONS Dictionary

whisker Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

by a whisker
within a whisker [of sth]
within a whisker [of sth]
within a whisker [of sth]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The vibrissae (whiskers) are short and the ears are small and well-haired.
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He is described a small, white, four-footed creature with a stubby snout, whiskers, green eyes, and pointed ears.
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Movements of the whiskers are closely co-ordinated with those of the head and body.
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It has a rounded nose, black beady eyes, long whitish whiskers and moderately large ears.
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Bacon estimated the production cost of the whiskers at the time as $10 million per pound.
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Amorphous particles usually adopt a spherical shape (due to their microstructural isotropy), whereas the shape of anisotropic microcrystalline whiskers corresponds to their particular crystal habit.
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The giant otter's highly sensitive whiskers (vibrissae) allow the animal to track changes in water pressure and currents, which aids in detecting prey.
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It has few whiskers, and its ears are triangular, short, erect and broad at the base.
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The head is small with a narrow, blunt snout, long whiskers and large eyes.
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On the second day, they are able to crawl and during the third to fifth days the whiskers and eyelids develop.
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