twist the knife
Example Sentences
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Where the film occasionally falters by Russell’s reluctance to twist the knife, it also succeeds in its director’s admirable commitment to realism.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025
And so I was like, I need something to kind of just twist the knife a little bit deeper, open up some kind of emotionality that I didn’t have before.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
"I don't think they're going to explicitly try and twist the knife as it were, but I think they will try to show by comparison that the U.S. is growing well."
From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023
Last week, as Twitter struggled to contain the multipronged fallout from its sudden rebrand as X, its competitor from down the San Francisco Peninsula tried to twist the knife.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2023
The arrangements provide a plush, tuneful backdrop for lyrics that proffer sympathy but also twist the knife.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2015
