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knife-edged

[nahyf-ejd] / ˈnaɪfˌɛdʒd /






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First delivered to customers in 2023, Tesla’s stainless-skinned, knife-edged pickup went on to become about as popular as tetanus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

All of the characters have a flair for knife-edged quips, but Basil is a veritable font of them.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018

There was always a knife-edged crease in his trousers and his shoes glittered.

From Time ● Oct. 21, 2016

Mr. Nighy’s Tom, in contrast, is a blinding kinetic force, a creature who never stops moving, advancing and retreating in a flurry of knife-edged angles, forever casing out and sizing up his environment.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015

All around, tall stalks of cane were weaving and dancing to the rattling rhythm of their knife-edged blades.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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