razorblade
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of razorblade
First recorded in 1660–70 as razor-blade
Example Sentences
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“Elon Musk has been walking on the edge of a razorblade in terms of the aggression with which he pushes some technologies,” said a former Mercedes engineer who worked on the partnership.
From Reuters
A New York woman needed 44 stiches for a bloody facial laceration after a man called her “pretty” and slashed her with a razorblade in a broad daylight robbery, reports said Wednesday.
From Fox News
I’ve long knocked Apple for sacrificing battery life in the name of phones that can double as razorblades.
The consumer-price index, which gauges what Americans pay for everything from rent to razorblades, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in August from the prior month, the Labor Department said Thursday.
El Ideas, a Michelin-star-rated Chicago restaurant, serves a coconut-and-lime powder on a mirror with razorblades for a 1980s “Miami Vice” feel.
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