razor's edge

Example Sentences

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Right on that razor’s edge is this course in Southampton, N.Y., where nobody would be surprised if the winning score by Sunday is black and not red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

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

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