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.
  • The fine surface of the steel rod prevents the cutting edge from damage when sharpening.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Williams, specifically, has long been on the cutting edge of both fashion and music.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
  • On the cutting edge of turkey hunting, the most obsessed gobbler fanatics are pushing the boundaries to be more successful and have more fun.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The benefits of this approach is to fund ideas that might be cutting edge or current practice but only partially implemented.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Why credit unions are crucial to racial equity – Tim Chen (Commentary) Crazy or cutting edge?
    Robert Hackett, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Nike has long been a mainstay for activewear that’s fashionable, functional, size-inclusive—and cutting edge in terms of fit and fabric technology.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The data and recent studies show that, rather than being recruited as lab rats, People of Color are too often cut out of cutting edge research.
    Melba Newsome, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The Yankees haven’t been at the cutting edge for a while now.
    Jared Diamond, WSJ, 6 Oct. 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 home side was missing all-time 60-goal top scorer Edin Dzeko through injury and lacked a cutting edge.
    Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 13 Nov. 2021
  • This is what has given Amazon the cutting edge in recent years.
    Faisal Masud, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Things have gotten a little safer, just because the original was cutting edge for the effects.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 July 2024
  • By contrast, the iron along the cutting edges of Komodo dragon teeth is actually visible as an orange stain.
    New Atlas, 24 July 2024

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