scalpel

Example Sentences

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“Is it loving your country unyieldingly? Or is it taking a scalpel to it and looking at it honestly. This show is asking people to look realistically at our history.”

From New York Times

Also in the shipment: surgical gowns, scalpels, syringes, intubation tubes, firefighting gear, and protective clothing for those involved in excavating bodies from the rubble.

From Seattle Times

“If you look at a surgical scalpel and a fresh obsidian flake under a microscope, the obsidian edge makes the surgical scalpel look like a dull ax,” Dr. Frahm said.

From New York Times

A serial killer with a scalpel or simply an inept doctor with a license to kill?

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Buck said at the time that the proposals represented a “scalpel, not a chainsaw” for antitrust law.

From Washington Times