- a variation of razorblade.
razor blade
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For any painting he decided was wanting, Soutine kept a razor blade in his studio to shred it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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
He had Dad’s razor blade in his hand and was shaving off the faint hairs over his upper lip and laughing at the same time.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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