knife-edge
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, investors should watch Bitcoin through the long weekend with the Middle East situation on a knife edge and market-moving news all but inevitable.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Supporters have said the success of Glyndŵr National Park was "on a knife edge", with the Senedd election adding further uncertainty.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
One farmer in Somerset told the BBC that he was living on a "knife edge" as his crops were days away from rotting in the floodwater.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
"We're on a knife edge, we've got weeks, otherwise it's going to cost us a large chunk for no reason," Mr Gorton said.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
“I want a stamp,” I said, teetering on the knife edge of rudeness.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
