razor's edge

Example Sentences

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She stars in a new version of the play by Erin Cressida Wilson that compresses the action and sharpens the language to a razor’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

But on Sunday living on a razor’s edge came back to bite Williams and the Bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

While grants and loans are theoretically available to help compensate for losses, the fact is that the business exists on a razor’s edge even in the best of times.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

But people are so tired of thinking about life on the razor’s edge that most news seems about as palatable as raw sewage — which is an all too accurate metaphor.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Her voice still had its brittle razor’s edge.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner