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
“But talking about vaccines on the Hill is like walking on a razor blade that’s on fire.”
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
In her show, the slave slate known as Gilead is a veneer of perfection that’s fooling no one, “like a cake with a razor blade in it,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
And in 1996, he had a setback when he was accused of possessing a razor blade.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023
His voice was like a razor blade running over my skin.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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