scalpel

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“It’s because governments usually resort to blunt instruments, opting for the bludgeon of sweeping tariffs and subsidies over the scalpel of industrial parks and skills development programs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

But few legislators could handle a lawmaking scalpel like Burton.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Chapman had applied gauze to Williams' mouth, not a scalpel.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

But the more crucial cuts take a scalpel to its core duo’s addictively poisonous dynamic.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

He could actually tap the blade of the scalpel on the spleen, and the blade wouldn’t dig in very much.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston