Use "within an inch of" in a sentence

1. She was within an inch of being killed.

2. ‘If you're using a barrel, fill it to within an inch of the Bunghole.’ ‘It sounds obscene, but it's the short form of Ungespundetes, a beer matured in barrels with open Bungholes so the fermentation fizz escapes.’

3. But in this case, my friends, we're talking the one and only real Braciola, which is a slice of prime, lean beef, pounded to within an inch of its life, filled with the most delectable mixture on Earth, rolled then browned to seal in all the goodness, and then dropped into a big