razor-thin

adjective

chiefly US

: very small or thin

razor-thin models

He won by a razor-thin margin.

It was a razor-thin victory.

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Automatic recounts are complete for three races with razor-thin margins: A legislative seat, a county supervisor spot and a town council position. —

Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024 Far from uncovering windfall profits, the disclosures reveal razor-thin — and often negative — margins for refiners in the state. —

Robert Rapier, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 With Mitchell Robinson still recovering from ankle surgery and Precious Achiuwa gradually returning from an early-season hamstring strain, New York’s depth at center is razor-thin. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024 With a razor-thin majority, speaker elections have posed difficulties for Republicans in recent years, while a group on the party's right flank has worked to extract concessions for their support. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for razor-thin