How to Use razor in a Sentence

razor

noun
  • Them gills is sharp as razors, too.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Use a brand-new razor that is sharp and clean.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The line between fun and fear was razor thin.
    — Jeanie Riess, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
  • So, how to address razor bumps in the first place?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • Has your dad been using the same razor since the dawn of time?
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 18 May 2022
  • His eye for detail is razor sharp.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This model sharpens to a razor edge and holds that edge quite well.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2023
  • So, for the record, the margin between those two is razor thin.
    — Shane Young, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The head-to-toe black with pinstripes is also just razor sharp.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 20 Apr. 2022
  • After last year’s win, the head coach broke out the shaving cream and razor.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Leaf, on the other hand, makes razors in two sizes—single and triple-blade.
    — Erika Veurink, wsj.com, 27 Dec. 2023
  • This top-of-the-line Braun electric razor is well-built for a firm grip.
    — Jeremy Helligar, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The swim of razors, song of cut cut cut, of pink bathtub water, stops my hand.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Scrape back and forth over the crack with a sharp razor blade held at a right angle to the surface.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2021
  • The other has ceramic rods that will hone that edge to a razor.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But the margin of error between good teams and great teams is razor-thin.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2022
  • He was also found to be in possession of a razor blade in jail, court files show.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2021
  • For starters, bacteria and fungus that feed off the dead cells on a used razor.
    — Abbie Kozolchyk, wsj.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Why not add a few more razor slashes to this ol’ Van Halen tank top?
    — Scott Jacobson, The New Yorker, 3 July 2021
  • The multi-tool created a hole that looked like it was cut with a sharp razor knife.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • Noah is game for the new look, hands Tayshia a razor, and gets the group rose for his effort.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2020
  • But at this stage, the margin of error becomes razor thin.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Some were quick to encourage Bieber to grab a razor and go fresh-faced.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Evil Genius promises to be dark, clever, and razor sharp.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But there’s a fine line, a razor’s edge, to the relationship.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The kit comes with a charging station that also dries the razor with the press of a button.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Ingrown hairs are another type of razor bumps.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • Sui and Han already knew the sting of a razor-thin margin at the Olympics.
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Harry’s razors did the same in personal care.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Reese also won the high jump to lead the Rams to a razor-thin victory in the team race.
    — Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2022

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