It missed black Mary's head by inches and smashed against the back wall.

At the last moment he goes back and misses us by inches.

He said it missed her head by inches, while they watched election coverage on television last night.

Not true, of course - but it missed the truth by mere inches.

He must have just missed by inches every tree on my place.

"I was missing by inches, and when I'm not serving well, my whole game isn't quite as good."

It was as if someone had thrown a ball of fire at the ship and missed by inches.

You hit four and only missed the others by inches.

The shot he fired missed her by inches and killed a Marine a short distance behind.

The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.