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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a thin blade of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a slender, sharp object, often in contexts related to tools, knives, or natural elements like grass or leaves.
Example: "He carefully sliced the fruit with a thin blade of his favorite kitchen knife."
Alternatives: "a narrow edge of" or "a slender strip of".
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It consists of a thin blade of soft steel, the scraper, or doctor blade, which moves slowly to and fro lengthwise.
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, balancing on a thin blade of reasoning, declared Thursday that the I.O.C. was "morally responsible" but not legally responsible for Kumaritashvili's death.
London has long encouraged creativity, mainly through schools like Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, and Ms. Lee's stilettos were appropriately extreme: the heel was a thin blade of polished metal about the width of a ruler.
Reed instrument, in music, any of several wind instruments (aerophones) that sound when the player's breath or air from a wind chamber causes a reed (a thin blade of cane or metal) to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column (in reed pipes) or in the open air (usually free reeds).
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The nonlinear elastohydrodynamic problem of blade coating, which involves the deformation of a thin blade and a compressible web, is analyzed by the finite element method.
A paring chisel has a thin blade beveled at an angle of 15 degrees.
They need persistence, strong fingers, and occasionally the use of a thin blade.
Use a utility knife to slice off the outer edge of the seal, running a thin blade between the glass and the seal.
The petty is a stock Japanese utility knife of roughly six inches with a thin blade, perfect for bar work.
It had a thin blade, but looked fairly long.
No. 12 requires the tweezers again, to pick out the thin blades of grass.
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