sharp metal

collocation in English

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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(Definition ofsharpandmetalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She pushed thesharpmetalrope into the dirt.
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An electron bunch, with arbitrary longitudinal momentum distribution, propagating at normal incidence to asharpmetal-vacuum boundary with finite transverse dimension is considered.
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The model is based on electron bunches that propagate at normal incidence through asharpmetal-vacuum boundary.
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Furthermore, even though the tips are lined with a non-pervieous material, there is always the possibility that they may be punctured bysharpmetalobjects.
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He hassharpmetaltools and never smiles--not even when his picture is taken.
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The contraption simultaneously pierces her bare breast with asharpmetalglove while painfully stretching her whenever she moves.
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Entering the wreck is dangerous due to debris,sharpmetaledges, and confined spaces.
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The crushing bars were sometimes lined withsharpmetalpoints to puncture the thumbs and inflict greater pain in the nail beds.
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The field ion microscope is a type of microscope that can be used to image the arrangement of atoms at the surface of asharpmetaltip.
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The pole was sturdy hardwood withsharpmetalbarbs or spines attached to metal strips on one end to keep the person being captured from grabbing the pole.
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The pole was hardwood withsharpmetalbarbs or spines attached to metal strips on one end to keep the person being captured from grabbing the pole.
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In 2001, more construction took place as the old playground, with original wooden trucks andsharpmetal edges, were ripped out, replaced by softer and brighter rounded metallic structures.
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