How to Use buzz saw in a Sentence

buzz saw

noun
  • This was always going to be a buzz saw game for the Colts to walk into.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Brunswick ran into a buzz saw last week in the form of Mentor.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The Florence girls ran headfirst into a buzz saw in the form of Hoover on Thursday morning.
    Evan Dudley, al, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Pain that felt like a buzz saw shearing into her shins, her neck, behind her ear.
    Sydney Brownstone, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Plus, his son, watching TV in the family room, heard a buzz saw and looked outside in time to see the Subaru pulling away.
    Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Last season, Duncanville was ranked No. 5 in the nation but ran into a buzz saw in the state semifinals.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021
  • But in truth, as Matthew churned like a buzz saw off the central coast of Florida, nobody knew what would happen next.
    Bucky McMahon, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2017
  • But then Northwestern ran into a buzz saw — Maryland went on a 22-2 run in the final seven minutes of the first half.
    Andrew Golden, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • This team could be a buzz saw if everything comes together.
    C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Northwestern coach Joe McKeown said his team just ran into a buzz saw.
    Mark Ambrogi, Star Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The quick rise of Duke’s program is one of college softball’s recent success stories, but the Blue Devils are running into a buzz saw.
    Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
  • If Michigan State was always destined to be the buzz saw Friday, Indiana too willingly laid down on the cutting board.
    Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Their bid for a second-ever regional title ran into a true buzz saw in Beechwood, which hasn’t lost in regional play since 2013.
    Wynn McDonald, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2021
  • One misplaced maneuver can rip through financial markets like a buzz saw.
    Judy Shelton, WSJ, 27 May 2021
  • The Islanders were a buzz saw during their winning streak, outscoring opponents 30-15 and needing to go past regulation for a victory just twice.
    Stephen Whyno, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The family-friendly, controversy-averse Walt Disney Co. has walked into the buzz saw of the American culture wars, version 2022.
    Thomas Doherty, Chron, 10 May 2022
  • Lying fully clothed in an empty bathtub, having chucked his family’s media empire into a buzz saw on live TV.
    John Jurgensen, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • By misjudging the brewing controversy in Florida and the emotions surrounding it, Chapek dove headfirst into a buzz saw of employee rage.
    Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2022
  • But policy priorities have run into the harsh buzz saw of politics, which is threatening the ability of the party to get more Americans covered and improve equity in health care.
    Jessica Dean, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
  • While legislators approved a budget with a record $3.7 billion for climate resiliency programs, many other eco-friendly measures hit a legislative buzz saw.
    Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Sep. 2021

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