How to Use double-edged sword in a Sentence

double-edged sword

noun

• But the grandeur of the Olympics is a double-edged sword.
  — Rob Schaefer, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2019
• The song's about that double-edged sword and that that push and pull.
  — Rebecca Haithcoat, GQ, 18 Dec. 2017
• The dearth of films about the subject is a double-edged sword.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
• But Blinken's threat is a double-edged sword: Biden is now hostage to the red line too.
  — Nic Robertson, CNN, 27 Feb. 2021
• The Vikings’ late-game heroics have been a bit of a double-edged sword.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2022
• But in the food world, success is a double-edged sword.
  — Paolo Lucchesi, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
• The double-edged sword of shopping on the 'Zon is that there's just so much stuff to wade through.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 13 Jan. 2021
• Yeah, this is the double-edged sword of paying kids for chores.
  — The Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
• This sort of snooping, of course, is a double-edged sword.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2018
• Working from home is a bit of a double-edged sword for field reps.
  — Jay Bean, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• And as with any tourist hotspot, the influx of villagers is a double-edged sword.
  — Stephen Mays, CNN, 10 Jan. 2020
• The ability to work from home, once viewed as a perk, is now a double-edged sword.
  — Guru Gowrappan, Fortune, 20 May 2020
• The rule emphasis seems to be working like a double-edged sword for the Spurs.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Nov. 2021
• That is the double-edged sword of being a big man who can defend on the perimeter.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• Still, the growth in telecommuting could be a double-edged sword, Kolko said.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2021
• Owning the Post has been a double-edged sword for Bezos.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 May 2018
• Turn up the volume This is one of those double-edged sword problems.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
• But some see the transfer portal as a double-edged sword.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 18 May 2021
• On the other hand, the police powers could be a double-edged sword.
  — Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• But being an avid runner since a young age proved to be a double-edged sword.
  — Emilio Gonzalez-Lu, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
• For Hinch, that's been a double-edged sword and more often than not, hasn't been a risk worth taking.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2022
• Many of the women pointed out that declining to drink with the boys is a double-edged sword.
  — Emily Chang, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2018
• Being a working stay-at-home mom is a double-edged sword.
  — Redbook, 6 June 2016
• The Pioneers’ youth is going to be a double-edged sword this year, Traver said.
  — oregonlive, 5 Dec. 2022
• Having so much success in film has been a double-edged sword.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2021
• With Tiger, having freedom in his swing is a double-edged sword.
  — Gary D'amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2018
• Many saw this as a double-edged sword — the reason for Uber’s rise and also for its downfall.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2018
• Amber Ruffin does a lot of songs on her show, which is a double-edged sword (thanks, Sam Bee).
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 May 2021
• That both Tshiebwe and Calipari were willing to call out the team in such a public manner is a double-edged sword.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022
• Workforce conscientiousness can be a double-edged sword.
  — Alex Dunham, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2024