How to Use straight razor in a Sentence

straight razor

noun
  • And one way to do that is to go old school and shave with a straight razor.
    Esquire Editors, Esquire, 22 June 2016
  • The straight razor and scissors are made from stainless steel.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Aug. 2021
  • There’s an axe, a pocket knife, a meat cleaver, a chef’s knife, and even a straight razor.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 July 2021
  • An attraction to the art of straight razor shaving led her to carve a new career path.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Opt for an electric razor, or switch to a one-blade straight razor, versus a three- or four-blade.
    Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard, Allure, 30 June 2021
  • Electric and straight razors will give you peace of mind to accompany your smooth glow.
    Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Valle held up a handmade straight razor whose handle was studded with plastic gems.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The blade of a straight razor actually folds into the handle.
    Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
  • Dermaplaning uses a scalpel blade, and shaving uses a straight razor blade.
    Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Customers will be able to request everything from hot towel shave treatments to straight razor shaves.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Strops are most commonly used on straight razors, and are made of heavy, flexible leather on one side and coarse canvas on the other.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Safety razors and straight razors are actually quite easy to shave with (and get you a close shave), but there is a small learning curve.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Electric razors and straight razors generally work best for shaving facial hair.
    Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 4 May 2023
  • However, safety and straight razors are not permitted in carry-on luggage.
    Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Layo customized said extensions with a straight razor cut to ensure the style felt fresh and modern while paying homage to vintage glamour.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022
  • At Ernie’s, the scissors, shaving cream and straight razor are still the tools of the trade, and a haircut might take a half-hour if the stories are also good.
    John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The story ended in words exchanged, straight razors, an apology and Corn Pop walking away.
    Alex Connor, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019
  • This handsome traditional straight razor is crafted with German carbon steel and a black handle made from ebony.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
  • No more haircuts, trims and straight razor shaves for an adoring public that travels from distant lands to this small shop on the high plains of northern Arizona.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022
  • The shaving system uses a straight razor that helps users remove hair at skin level rather than beneath the skin’s surface, Walker explained.
    Nadra Nittle, Vox, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Other artifacts discovered include two turkey trays, a men’s straight razor and a candlestick holder.
    Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 26 Jan. 2018
  • This straight razor from The Art of Shaving is pricy, but the quality is reflected in the craftsmanship.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022
  • All genders can skip the fuchsia marketing and reduce the waste of disposable and cartridge razors by choosing a safety razor or a straight razor with recyclable blades.
    Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
  • There’s a very cake-and-it-too approach to the way the movie takes a straight razor to the collective romanticizing of Swinging Sixties London.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021
  • That said, straight razor fans with impeccable skill and the diligence to keep this very sharp instrument away from pets and kids will doubtless appreciate the ability to replace the blade instead of using a strop.
    Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Hanni is the invention of Leslie Tessler, a beauty-industry veteran who fell in love with a straight razor after getting her face shaved at a men's barbershop in Tokyo.
    Sara Tan, refinery29.com, 9 July 2021
  • The most popular choices are either a double-sided safety razor (usually with a butterfly mechanism which makes changing blades easy), or a straight razor (also called a cutthroat razor).
    Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Their scenes together are fraught, particularly one in which Malkin shaves the captive with a straight razor as Eichmann talks in his conversational manner of his role in the Holocaust.
    Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
  • After Lewis’ death in 2020 of pancreatic cancer, shop owner Jared Scott spoke about the first time Lewis came into his business for a hot shave with a straight razor.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021

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