knife-edge
Example Sentences
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"I think that the future of Jewish people in the UK is on a real knife edge," he says.
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"Ultimately the best team generally wins Test matches but this one, it's on a bit more of a knife edge of conditions."
From BBC
"I had five seizures brought on by extreme stress because I was just living on a knife edge all the time," she added.
From BBC
On this ground 20 years ago, another epic series was on a knife edge.
From BBC
But South Africa roared back into the contest in the second half of the day as Australia collapsed to 144-8 - a lead of 218 - to leave the match on a knife edge.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
