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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a blade of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a single piece or unit of something, often in the context of grass or similar items.
Example: "As I walked through the field, I noticed a blade of grass swaying gently in the breeze."
Alternatives: "a piece of" or "a strand of".
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What a blade of steel!
Maybe like a blade of grass?
"There wasn't a blade of grass left.
I am fine as a blade of grass.
A blade of grass, a leaf, a plant.
They can read greens to within a blade of grass.
Trying to hide under a blade of grass".
He promised, "I won't change a blade of grass".
There was scarcely a blade of grass to be found.
Dave reaches in his pocket and thumbs open a blade of his Swiss Army knife.
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It was "a blade-of-grass scenario".
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