within an inch of in a sentence

Examples

1. Have actors, generally amplified to within an inch of their lives these days, taken routinely to mumbling?
2. Davies, her playing partner, also birdied the hole, putting her approach within an inch of the cup.
3. The horse nearly went to his knees, and his nose came within an inch of the dirt.
4. It was so beautifully orchestrated that I knew it was directed within an inch of its life.
5. May is crushed to within an inch of her life and Wes is killed trying to protect her.
6. I woke up with a tremendous jerk, sweating all over, within an inch of falling out of bed.
7. In the early spring, they watched a friend prune the old rose within an inch of its life.
8. Put the rice in a large bowl and fill with water to within an inch of the rim.
9. Diana beat the demonic White Magician to within an inch of his life with her tremendously enhanced strength.
10. It also can trim a standard poodle within an inch of its life _ then dye it blue.