whiskers in the PONS Dictionary

whiskers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

by a whisker
za dlaku
within a whisker [of sth]
na ivici (nečega)
within a whisker [of sth]
umalo
within a whisker [of sth]
skoro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Their whiskers or vibrissae have ten times the innervation of terrestrial mammals, allowing them to effectively detect vibrations in the water.
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After oil is removed from the whiskers by the shaving soap and brush, water can more easily penetrate the whiskers.
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The men would also be dressed in dark clothing and hats and have muttonchop whiskers and a small beard under the chin.
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Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.
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Areas where there are the whiskers, the eyes and a small patch behind each ear are orange.
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However, sea lions appear to monitor modulations of the characteristic frequency of the whiskers to obtain information about hydrodynamic stimuli.
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Near the mouth grow a dense array of short whiskers, which the shrew actively uses to search for prey, especially in the night.
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The head is small with a narrow, blunt snout, long whiskers and large eyes.
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The common name refers to their resemblance to otters with their flat face and stiff whiskers, and the tenrecs' overall superficial similarity to true shrews.
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It possesses larger, oval ears, large eyes, and long whiskers.
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