razor-sharp
adjective
1
: very sharp
Sharks have razor-sharp teeth.
2
: showing a lot of intelligence or the ability to think quickly
a razor-sharp attorney
a razor-sharp wit/mind
Examples of razor-sharp in a Sentence
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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.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Gear Tips for Pike Don’t Skip the Bite Leader
Northern pike have mouths full of razor-sharp teeth.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024
In addition to Depp, the film stars Bill Skarsgård, trading in Pennywise’s clown makeup for Count Orlock’s razor-sharp fangs (he’s glimpsed from the back, hunching over in a bat-like crouch), as well as Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The histrionics and razor-sharp irony that McDonagh is known for plays well in the quaint theater space, interpreted by an all-star cast of San Jose Stage Company regulars.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin's 2 Daughters: All About Delilah and Amelia
Her hair's dimensional and razor-sharp shape includes blunt cheekbone-grazing layers that are balanced out with wispy eyebrow-length bangs.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
The throughline in this series is examining how technology exacerbates the worst parts of society and human nature, painting a bleak reflection of our present reality through razor-sharp sci-fi stories.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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
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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Gear Tips for Pike Don’t Skip the Bite Leader
Northern pike have mouths full of razor-sharp teeth.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024
In addition to Depp, the film stars Bill Skarsgård, trading in Pennywise’s clown makeup for Count Orlock’s razor-sharp fangs (he’s glimpsed from the back, hunching over in a bat-like crouch), as well as Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Emma Corrin.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
The histrionics and razor-sharp irony that McDonagh is known for plays well in the quaint theater space, interpreted by an all-star cast of San Jose Stage Company regulars.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin's 2 Daughters: All About Delilah and Amelia
Her hair's dimensional and razor-sharp shape includes blunt cheekbone-grazing layers that are balanced out with wispy eyebrow-length bangs.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
The throughline in this series is examining how technology exacerbates the worst parts of society and human nature, painting a bleak reflection of our present reality through razor-sharp sci-fi stories.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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
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
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“Razor-sharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-sharp. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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