How to Use razor-sharp in a Sentence

razor-sharp

adjective
  • Stay ahead of the tech game and keep your knowledge razor-sharp!
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • Some of them have dorsal fins and rows of razor-sharp teeth.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Due to its very fine-grain and 16° bevel, it can be honed to a razor-sharp edge.
    Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • Hecklers didn’t stand a chance against Cole’s razor-sharp wit.
    oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
  • That extra-long body and those spindly fingers, the acid blood, and not just one mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, but two.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The five razor-sharp blades make quick slicing a breeze for green onions, parsley, and even lettuce.
    Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
  • At the same show, Lily Allen showed off a new pink hue through her graphic bob cut (complete with razor-sharp fringe).
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The tops of the hedges are razor-sharp and curve this way and that, fitting into one another like a puzzle.
    Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • This slim, long mini-grater is razor-sharp with holes that grate or zest foods into fine pieces.
    Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Wolverine’s room is covered in claw marks on the walls, no doubt caused by some razor-sharp, adamantium rage.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper.
    Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The foot-and-a-half long shark latches onto prey with suction lips, digs in with its razor-sharp teeth, and spins its body to gouge out a plug of flesh.
    Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • Pointy, razor-sharp body parts are a fairly common form of defense among fish.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • The eel was more than three feet long, weighed at least 15 pounds and was writhing wildly, snapping its backward-curving, razor-sharp teeth.
    Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • When bolted down, the defective E-nut caused razor-sharp, up to three inch slivers to fall on the bundles of wires and on the surfaces below.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Lenker is 31 now, but those memories are still razor-sharp, and her feelings about them just as intense.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Fine details on the screen are razor-sharp, with zero pixelation around the edges of letters.
    PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Coleman’s razor-sharp vibrato rattles the melody to its core.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The second reason for the pass was Shapiro’s famous ambition and razor-sharp elbows.
    Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
  • McRae's razor-sharp quality of dance paired with her crystal-clear vocals set her up to be quite the performance threat.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 July 2024
  • Both feature sharp, sloping, elongated heads that taper to a pointed jaw; each has a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Your sign ruler Mercury, the fast-orbiting planet of razor-sharp intellect and sudden leaps of logic, moves to your sign in the first days of the season.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 15 July 2024
  • The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris have brought us so much already: close calls, triumphant wins, and overall razor-sharp athleticism.
    Annie Blay, Allure, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Tapping in to this decade’s hottest hairstyle, Cruz’s razor-sharp bob was chopped to sit about an inch below her jawline, and subsequently framed her face in all the right ways.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But Thursday’s account was notably less toothy and hot than that recording, which hangs razor-sharp scare quotes at either end of the symphony.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Cancer June 21-July 22 Your attention is about to get razor-sharp.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • But although their subject matter was still razor-sharp, the production feels too similar to what else was going on in hip-hop at the time.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The razor-sharp stainless steel blades are designed to stand up to all sorts of chopping, slicing, and dicing without chipping or breaking.
    Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
  • Afterparty is a razor-sharp romp about two college kids trying to outdrink the devil in hell.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 19 July 2023
  • The fearless creatures are highly intelligent, with razor-sharp teeth, hooked claws, and the ability to sprint at 25 mph.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023

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