How to Use cutting edge in a Sentence

cutting edge

noun
  • He's a director who tries to keep his films right on the cutting edge.
  • As society transforms its concept of whole-life active health, running is at the cutting edge.
    Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Explore indie games, too, and open yourself up to the cutting edge of game development.
    Eric Alt, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2020
  • In Clipped, topiarists will be pitted against each other in cutting edge challenges.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 3 Dec. 2020
  • But for at least one resident set to live in Allen Estates, being on the cutting edge is important.
    Eric Heisig, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2020
  • According to Nunn, the thickness of a stone’s cutting edge increases more quickly than an evenly ground steel edge.
    Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 17 Nov. 2020
  • In the Trump era — or more precisely in the waning days of the Trump administration — press pool reports have taken on a more cutting edge.
    Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The Neelys want the center not only to be on the cutting edge of nutrition research but also serve as a training ground for the next generation of nutrition scientists.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Autofiction is at the cutting edge of literary innovation; autobiographical fiction is as old as time.
    Tope Folarin, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The Yankees haven’t been at the cutting edge for a while now.
    Jared Diamond, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Set the blade on the stone and adjust it so that the beveled cutting edge is flat against the stone.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Tech evolves rapidly, and tech teams need to stay at the cutting edge.
    Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Learn to embrace them and adapt to them to remain on the cutting edge.
    Melanie Fine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Once fans are in their seats, the video boards and sound system must be cutting edge.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The iPad Pro is the powerhouse of the line, and this tablet captures the cutting edge for Apple.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 May 2024
  • Take the pastry server, with its sharp cutting edge on the left side.
    CBS News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a lot of history mixed in with a lot of modern and cutting edge things in the city.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Lakefront has always been on the cutting edge of trends.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2021
  • That bumps the Nanooks down to No. 16 and right on the cutting edge for the national tournament.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • If the meme stock craze is cutting edge, the tech that enables AMC’s perks program is far from it.
    Robert Hackett, Fortune, 3 June 2021
  • The Sun Devils rarely are on the cutting edge of scheduling.
    Berry Tramel, USA TODAY, 27 June 2021
  • The bit is comprised of a cutting edge with a rounded shape and a bearing that sits below the blade.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The most common method is to bring the ends of your fingers into the blade’s cutting edge and pluck it at a slight angle.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • Next, workers drill the hole in both halves along with the cutting edges and the knurl, the small teeth-like structures that improve pliers’ grip.
    Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
  • For the first time, people had direct access to this cutting edge tech.
    Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • As Brown noted, Elliott has long been on the cutting edge of culture.
    James Factora, Them, 17 July 2024
  • The shape of the tanks is important and a big reason why the process is cutting edge, Goodson, the engineer, said.
    oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2021
  • When Victoria's Secret is on the cutting edge of the fight against lookism, the rest of us have some catching up to do.
    David Brooks, Star Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • The study also marks the first time an iron coating specifically along the cutting edge of a tooth has been observed in any animal—and the team found evidence of similar orange cutting edges in other species, though to a lesser degree.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
  • He’s long been known for his curious baseball mind, closely following the cutting edge of modern pitching development.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

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