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Discover LudwigThe phrase "raw edge" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can refer to the literal, physical edge of a material or object that is unfinished or unprocessed. It can also be used figuratively to describe a situation or emotion that is intense, unrefined, or uncontrolled. Example 1 (literal usage): She carefully trimmed the raw edges of the fabric before sewing it into a dress. Example 2 (figurative usage): The controversy caused by the new policy has left many people on both sides feeling raw and emotional.
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More traditional, while still having a raw edge.
But in Shanksville, they have a raw edge.
And here was the raw edge of two imperiled opponents.
Alternatively, for a short hem, simply cut notches in the material before finishing the raw edge.
Repeat the above steps to bind the raw edge of the swaddle ties.
Hem the loose raw edge of webbing with a double-fold hem.
You took a good long swallow of bourbon, which soothed the raw edge of smoke in your throat.
There's a raw edge to the debate now, sharpened after Grenfell Tower by outbreaks of pure and, sometimes, simulated rage.
4. Finish the raw edge, either by cutting it with pinking shears, or using a simple oversewing stitch.
Elsewhere the choir's deficiencies mattered rather more: its lack of dynamic variability, its monochrome color, its raw edge.
Frankly, the first half of the set is fairly routine despite Pryor's raw edge.
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