scalpel

Example Sentences

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“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 grab a scalpel and cut 10 minutes out of it and “The Bride!” would be a rip-roaring dazzler.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Ms Wisniewska then uses a scalpel to make a small hole and inserts a long cannula attached to a suction machine on the floor and begins to suck out fat.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

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

From Salon • May 2, 2024

“But I’ve never had a chance to operate before. Which one is the scalpel? Is this one the scalpel?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller