knife-edge
Example Sentences
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In a knife-edge vote, five officials voted to leave rates unchanged, while four favored a cut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Their confidence was dented further in midweek by a 3-0 Champions League humbling by Liverpool at the Stade Velodrome which left their hopes of reaching the knockout phase on a knife-edge.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Players went to the dressing rooms because of rain and bad light when the game was on a knife-edge, then stayed there as the gloom turned to evening sunshine.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
Davis’ paintings, often built around found photographs, regularly balance on a knife-edge between daily life and dream.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
And so we walked, hour upon hour, over rollercoaster hills, along knife-edge ridges and over grassy balds, through depthless ranks of oak, ash, chinkapin, and pine.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
