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
“These are the razor’s edge decisions that health care providers are being forced to make,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
This case, he was saying, happened on a razor’s edge.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
