- a variation of razorblade.
razor blade
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Studying assassinations is indeed like “running a razor blade down the history of international politics: the cut is narrow, but long and deep.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
According to some reports, there may be tell-tale symptoms with the latest ones - a hoarse voice or a "razor blade" sore throat.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
We meet Selena, a goth “content creator” with green streaks in her hair, a razor blade earring and a spiked choker, who would like to look more approachable, like Alicia Silverstone in “Clueless.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
Midwives resorted to cutting the umbilical cords of newborn babies with a razor blade, the string from a facemask serving to tie them off, Glia medical aid coordinator Dorotea Gucciardo told Salon in October.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
Hitting a forty-mile target from a distance of 238,000 miles is about like trying to split a human hair with a razor blade thrown from a distance of twenty feet.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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