Examples of using "Haaresbreite" in a sentence and their english translations:
He had a narrow escape at that fire.
I escaped the accident by the skin of my teeth.
- I avoided the cyclist by the skin of my teeth.
- I barely avoided the cyclist.
He was saved by a hair.
The old woman had a narrow escape from being run over by a car.
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.