thin ice
Example Sentences
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Some industry representatives criticized Makary for the FDA’s Replimune rejections, adding pressure when he was already on thin ice with administration officials over vaping policy and ongoing management clashes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had been on thin ice within the administration for some time.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026
In others, the water stayed liquid beneath a thin ice cover rather than freezing completely.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026
If buying wipes out all savings, they’ll be skating on thin ice.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
The air stretches tight; Marie-Laure has the sense that they are watching someone slide onto thin ice or hold a palm over a flame.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
