razor's edge

Example Sentences

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But on Sunday living on a razor’s edge came back to bite Williams and the Bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

While grants and loans are theoretically available to help compensate for losses, the fact is that the business exists on a razor’s edge even in the best of times.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

“These are the razor’s edge decisions that health care providers are being forced to make,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Kroll recalls, “Him either being like, ‘Oh, that’s funny’ or, ‘No, no, that’s stupid’; either way you’re living on a razor’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023

This case, he was saying, happened on a razor’s edge.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel