Sentence examples for a third rail from inspiring English sources

It is like a third rail.

It's not a third rail — it's off the tracks.

Because older workers tend to be voters, labor reform remains a third rail to most politicians.

It's become a third rail of tax policy and electoral politics.

Network Rail has plans for a third rail line, but funding is needed.

"We're absolutely debunking the myth this [gun safety] is a third rail," Watts said.

The candidates have avoided this topic like a third-rail.

"It's a third-rail issue for the White House.

Immigration was once again a third-rail topic in the most recent Republican debate.

In Washington, the war on drugs has been a third-rail issue since its inauguration.

The change needed congressional approval and, with climate science becoming a third-rail issue, couldn't get it.