1
It gets into the soul; it is stagnation; you die by inches.
2
Given that races are often won by inches, crabs are a no-no.
3
He had got the door open by inches, but not far enough.
4
Better be poisoned at once than die by inches in this way.
5
It missed us by inches, but we got out of the way.
6
His rocket fired anyway, missing me by inches, exploding several feet away.
7
We have heard of dying by inches: this is living by inches.
8
At Greenock one measures the rainfall not by inches, but by yards.
9
The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.
10
It missed Complain by inches only, for he stood half behind it.
11
Rivaldo's blistering effort beats the wall and clears the bar by inches.
12
After all one may as well be drowned as die by inches.
13
If so, you shall never have it, though we burn by inches.
14
She was taller than Haven by inches, and broader through the shoulders.
15
Instinctively, he leapt back and the metal pipe missed him by inches.
16
He dug patiently, steadily, hour after hour, enlarging the hole by inches.