knife-edge
Example Sentences
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In a knife-edge vote, five officials voted to leave rates unchanged, while four favored a cut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Their confidence was dented further in midweek by a 3-0 Champions League humbling by Liverpool at the Stade Velodrome which left their hopes of reaching the knockout phase on a knife-edge.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
But when this game was on a knife-edge, and St James' Park was tense, Newcastle needed someone else to step up and ease the goalscoring burden.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
It remained on a knife-edge in the fifth with Cacace's stiff jab rocking Wood's head back, but the Nottingham man responded well to have his own success.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
A middle-aged man in knife-edge whites took his message up three decks to the Marconi room adjacent to the officer’s promenade.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
