RAZOR in a Sentence

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20 example sentences for RAZOR, such as:

1. Politically we are on a razor edge.
2. He was honing his razor although it's very sharp.
3. Ethan laid down the razor and straightened himself with a laugh.
4. The razor has a very keen edge and shouldn't be touched by children.
5. For a moment, the old blacksmith eyed the razors as though he would fain not use them.

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 Meanings and Examples of RAZOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
razor
 n.  sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
Classic Sentence:
1  Frome turned away again, and taking up his razor stooped to catch the reflection of his stretched cheek in the blotched looking-glass above the wash-stand.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  Ethan, glaring at his face in the glass, threw his head back to draw the razor from ear to chin.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  Ethan laid down the razor and straightened himself with a laugh.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
4  "I had a full beard to show you girls," said Ashley, ruefully rubbing his face where half-healed razor nicks still showed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  This weapon is always kept as sharp as possible; and when being used is occasionally honed, just like a razor.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 66. The Shark Massacre.
6  Mr. Shelby was standing before his dressing-glass, sharpening his razor; and just then the door opened, and a colored boy entered, with his shaving-water.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  The penknife was sharp and keen as a razor; as for the other knife, it would serve a double purpose, and with it one could cut and thrust.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17. The Abbe's Chamber.
8  I then gave up my silver and copper money, my purse, with nine large pieces of gold, and some smaller ones; my knife and razor, my comb and silver snuff-box, my handkerchief and journal-book.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II.
9  The only surgeon was one who combined the occasional exercise of that noble art with the daily and habitual flourish of a razor.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE LEECH
10  I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half round to look for some sticking plaster.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
11  Such a society functions admirably in the large production of cheap automobiles, dollar watches, and safety razors.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
12  For a moment, the old blacksmith eyed the razors as though he would fain not use them.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 113. The Forge.
13  On top was a concentrated toilet set: brushes, bottles, mirrors, combs, boxes, even three beautiful little razors in safety sheaths, shaving-bowl and all.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
14  That meant a kind of rough dance, where there was likely to be a good deal of whiskey used, and where there might be some shooting or cutting with razors.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter IX.
Example Sentence:
1  Removing the beard is against his religious beliefs, so Singh refused the razor and instead hired a human-rights lawyer.
2  He came down the steps with his jacket flapping and his cheeks still ruddy from the scraping of the razor.
3  The razor has a very keen edge and shouldn't be touched by children.
4  He was honing his razor although it's very sharp.
5  You can get a really close, smooth shave with this new double-bladed razor.
6  Politically we are on a razor edge.