double-edged
Example Sentences
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“That’s kind of a double-edged sword,” she said.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
"It's a double-edged sword," said Sibylle Treiblmaier, outside the house in the town of Braunau am Inn on the border with Germany.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
This means that virtual communication is a double-edged sword.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Popularity on Wall Street is a double-edged sword.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
In half a second, I held a shimmering bronze sword with a double-edged blade, a leather-wrapped grip, and a flat hilt riveted with gold studs.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
