third rail
Example Sentences
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The union has long viewed a salary cap as a third rail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Lehotsky argued plainly that “It’s the constitutional third rail, or it should be, for the government to insist it can engage in viewpoint discrimination.”
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
It’d be great to have German generals that actually do what we ask them to do,’ maybe not fully being cognizant of the third rail of German generals who were Nazis, or whatever,” said Kilmeade.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024
“It’s director Colin Trevorrow taught me something called the third rail, which is the rail on a subway system that will shock you. He told me, ‘Goofball is your third rail.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
“Don’t you know about the third rail? Fry you up.”
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
