knife-edge
Example Sentences
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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
Rochford will be "on a knife edge" in May’s local elections, according to one Essex Conservative.
From BBC
The next few weeks are critical for sowing wheat and other crops, and Dr Rich said the situation is on a knife edge.
From BBC
“Everything is balanced on such a thin knife edge. Their nominees have to be confirmable.”
From Washington Post
“The knife edge on which the race sits has just sharpened,” he said.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
