How to Use double-edged sword in a Sentence
double-edged sword
noun
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But the grandeur of the Olympics is a double-edged sword.
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Rob Schaefer,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2019
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The song's about that double-edged sword and that that push and pull.
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Rebecca Haithcoat,
GQ,
18 Dec. 2017
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The dearth of films about the subject is a double-edged sword.
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Washington Post,
18 Sep. 2020
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But Blinken's threat is a double-edged sword: Biden is now hostage to the red line too.
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Nic Robertson,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2021
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The Vikings’ late-game heroics have been a bit of a double-edged sword.
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Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
13 Nov. 2022
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But in the food world, success is a double-edged sword.
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Paolo Lucchesi,
San Francisco Chronicle,
9 Mar. 2018
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The double-edged sword of shopping on the 'Zon is that there's just so much stuff to wade through.
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Karina Hoshikawa,
refinery29.com,
13 Jan. 2021
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Yeah, this is the double-edged sword of paying kids for chores.
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The Washington Post,
19 Aug. 2020
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This sort of snooping, of course, is a double-edged sword.
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Alan Murray,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2018
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Working from home is a bit of a double-edged sword for field reps.
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Jay Bean,
Forbes,
12 Apr. 2022
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And as with any tourist hotspot, the influx of villagers is a double-edged sword.
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Stephen Mays,
CNN,
10 Jan. 2020
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The ability to work from home, once viewed as a perk, is now a double-edged sword.
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Guru Gowrappan,
Fortune,
20 May 2020
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The rule emphasis seems to be working like a double-edged sword for the Spurs.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 Nov. 2021
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That is the double-edged sword of being a big man who can defend on the perimeter.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
5 Mar. 2018
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Still, the growth in telecommuting could be a double-edged sword, Kolko said.
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Khristopher J. Brooks,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2021
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Owning the Post has been a double-edged sword for Bezos.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
25 May 2018
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Turn up the volume This is one of those double-edged sword problems.
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Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2018
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But some see the transfer portal as a double-edged sword.
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Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
18 May 2021
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On the other hand, the police powers could be a double-edged sword.
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Tom Spiggle,
Forbes,
7 Dec. 2021
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But being an avid runner since a young age proved to be a double-edged sword.
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Emilio Gonzalez-Lu,
The Mercury News,
21 June 2019
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For Hinch, that's been a double-edged sword and more often than not, hasn't been a risk worth taking.
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Tony Garcia,
Detroit Free Press,
12 May 2022
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Many of the women pointed out that declining to drink with the boys is a double-edged sword.
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Emily Chang,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2018
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Being a working stay-at-home mom is a double-edged sword.
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Redbook,
6 June 2016
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The Pioneers’ youth is going to be a double-edged sword this year, Traver said.
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oregonlive,
5 Dec. 2022
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Having so much success in film has been a double-edged sword.
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Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
13 Dec. 2021
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With Tiger, having freedom in his swing is a double-edged sword.
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Gary D'amato,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2018
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Many saw this as a double-edged sword — the reason for Uber’s rise and also for its downfall.
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Polina Marinova,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2018
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Amber Ruffin does a lot of songs on her show, which is a double-edged sword (thanks, Sam Bee).
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 May 2021
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That both Tshiebwe and Calipari were willing to call out the team in such a public manner is a double-edged sword.
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Ryan Black,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Dec. 2022
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Workforce conscientiousness can be a double-edged sword.
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Alex Dunham,
Quartz,
12 Dec. 2022
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