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How to use razor in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Razor means a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. Example: “Michael's heavily whiskered face hadn't seen a razor in some days.”

Examples of razor by meaning

nounAny tool or instrument designed for shaving.

  • The box was jam packed full o' gifts for each manjack of us: razors, aftershave, toothbrushes, an' books.2013, Robert L. Buyer, Ursula T. Coute, Following the North Star, page 26

nounA conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

  • Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor

verbTo shave with a razor.

  • He razored his lip and chin as well, but kept his side-whiskers, two great thickets of wiry golden hair that covered most of his cheeks from ear to jaw.1996, George R. R. Martin, “Tyrion”, in A Game of Thrones, New York: Bantam, published 2016, page 641
  • He might be busy examining the advertisements for prostitutes stuck up in a São Paulo phone booth, or maybe getting his ear hairs razored off at a barber shop in Vietnam.2008 April 13, Sara Corbett, “Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty?”, in New York Times

More sentences with razor

  • Michael's heavily whiskered face hadn't seen a razor in some days.From the entry whiskered
  • He used a new razor blade for a good close shave.From the entry close shave
  • Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.From the entry disposable
  • One should strop the razor before each shave.From the entry strop
  • Switch to Acme brand razors for a closer shave! For a limited time, we'll pay you to be a switcher!From the entry switcher
  • The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies.From the entry slashing
  • A razor will dull with use.From the entry dull
  • I have some disposable razors, but Jack wants to keep his beard.2015 April 15, Barbara Ellen Brink, Roadkill, Barbara Ellen Brink, →ISBN. From the entry groomer
  • This resulted in gorgeous bokeh, putting the city into a blur while keeping the couple razor sharp.2014, Bob Davis, Dawn Davis, “Blackhawks Fans: The Back Story, Posing, Lighting and Lens Selection, Colleagues”, in We’re Engaged!…. From the entry bokeh
  • “Look,” he says, “I’m a razor from the ship’s bridge crew.2009, David J. Williams, The Burning Skies, Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry megacannon
  • It was like I closed and a razor bladed whip lashed into my chest.2009, John Davidson, The Unstoppable You, page 46. From the entry razor bladed
  • You know, get an electric razor, trim up your shrubbery, blow out your front yard a bit?2007, Jen Lancaster, Bright Lights, Big Ass. From the entry manscape
  • Why I cut myself open with the razor, I'm not completely sure.2005, Shawn Michaels, with Aaron Feigenbaum, Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story, page 47. From the entry waffle
  • JERRY SEINFELD: And what's the deal with the razor blade slot in the bathroom?2005, Unattributed, Family guy : the official episode guide, seasons 1-3, page 205. From the entry razor blade slot
  • Small tools are spread on the tatami: a razor knife, a sprue cutter, curls of emery paper.1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 2. From the entry tatami
  • The buildings were Victorian ruins; there were never any razor blades; cheap socks deliquesced beneath your feet.1978 November 19, Martin Amis, “A Stoked‐Up 1976”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry deliquesce
  • Your electric razor dies in midshave because of a power failure.1969 November 1, Business Week, pages 63–64; republished in “The War That Business Must Win”, in Patrick E. Connor, compiler, Dimensions…. From the entry midshave
  • Zooey’s razor, new blade and all slambanged down into the metal wastebasket.1961, J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey. From the entry slambang
  • The Inspector was very willing that Lord Peter should see the razor.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase, page 51. From the entry comerlongerme
  • He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry palp
  • But the reverse is not as clear: Are these men better off for having been pitched an “anti-woke” razor?2023 April 6, Julia Angwin, “If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry hypermasculine
  • The image in my mind, is of true hip-hip taking a slide down a razor bladed, slippery slope.2023, Bryan Hollomon Williams, Hollomon Speaks: Thinking Through 2020 & 2021. From the entry razor bladed
  • “Who likes tightrope-walking on a straight razor?”2023 January 26, Nardine Saad, “New ‘Succession’ trailer teases ‘tightrope walk’ on a razor in for Roy siblings”, in Los Angeles Times…. From the entry tightrope-walk
  • The last to feel her as a living vessel before she became a steel hulk and was razor bladed.2019, Simon Quail, Gangway: A Life at Sea, page ii. From the entry razor blade
  • I’ve heard they have razor sharp teeth.2016, Richard Foreman, Wilful Misunderstandings, Lepus Books. From the entry merwolf
  • Many tools can be used to “manscape” including a razor and shaving cream, cordless body trimmers, and even scissors.2014, Mike Baldasarre, A Boy's Basic Guide to Puberty, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry manscape
  • I had never realized how womanly his lips are — a female reptile's razor slit, pursing in an unlizardlike way.2009, Alexander Stuart, The War Zone, page 164. From the entry unlizardlike
  • Many people suffering from hair loss are also xyrophobic, or have a fear of razors and other sharp cutting instruments.2004, Douglas Walker, Graham Walker, The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 83. From the entry xyrophobic
  • Although few aliens frequent IrDA as they do Area 51, the port is similarly surrounded by disinformation and razor wire.2000 July 24, Winn L. Rosch, “Beating the infrared blues […]”, in The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5-C, column 2. From the entry IrDA
  • He checked the razor slot in the medicine cabinet, all the crevices, and even tapped the grouting between tiles.1988, Dean, Maureen, Washington wives, page 182. From the entry razor slot
  • Maybe it was the shell of a razor clam.1966 April 3, Art Vinsel, “Gadzooks! Where Did All the Hirsutes Come From?”, in Independent-Press-Telegram, volume 14, number 31, Long…. From the entry hirsute
  • Thus, for example, the genus knife may be divided into several species, such as penknife, table knife, bread knife, razor, etc.1948, G. Rabel, Discovery. From the entry penknife
  • An added feature is the handy razor blade slot in back of cabinet for convenient disposal of old blades.1944, Sears, “Wall-mount and Built-in Bathroom Medicine Cabinet”, in 1944 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, page 756. From the entry razor blade slot
  • “I don't need a razor with a polony.1938, Graham Greene, Brighton Rock, London: Heinemann (1947), page 57. From the entry polony
  • (ghost brandishing a noose:) “Brother, you sure gonna get your face lifted.” (ghost brandishing a razor:) “And a permanent shave!1930, Fleischer Studios, Swing You Sinners. From the entry permanent shave
  • On his head, and the hand wood of the shovel was broke and the razor blade of it was cut my leg.2016, Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, Convergence: English and Nigerian Languages: A Festschrift for Munzali A. Jibril, →ISBN. From the entry surprisation

Meaning of razor

  1. noun A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
  2. noun Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
  3. noun The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

Full definition of razor

Questions about razor in a sentence

How do you use razor in a sentence?
Razor is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Michael's heavily whiskered face hadn't seen a razor in some days.”
What is a short sentence with razor?
“Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor”
What does razor mean?
Razor means a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

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