Sentence examples for razor's edge from inspiring English sources

'razor's edge' is a correct and usable expression in written English.
It is usually used to refer to a situation in which the margin of success or failure is very small. For example, "The negotiations were on a razor's edge, but ultimately an agreement was reached."

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razor's edge

noun

A dangerous or precarious situation.

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This is a ride on the razor's edge, it's three minutes to midnight.

"It's a razor's edge.

Between sex and glamour, there's a razor's edge".

("She told us yesterday that she's on razor's edge," Ms. Mellas said during a five-hour interview in early August).

But that's really a razor's edge".

(I'm reminded of Larry Darrell, from W. Somerset Maugham's "The Razor's Edge," but that's for a future post).

Given the group's emotional impact, one might conclude that it's walking some razor's edge between art and therapy.

It's a real razor's edge.

It's at the razor's edge of decency".

It's often a painful experience, but it's also very good practice for focusing your thoughts to a razor's edge.

You walk a razor's edge.

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