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Use "tight-rope" in a sentence
"Generally speaking honesty is more important they desperately trying to walk a tight-rope between being ‘edgy’ enough for your core audience but “politely correct” enough to not start any controversies you cannot gain from."
"For example, “But when the circus comes to Omaha, and Mary meets tight-rope walker George Maserati, she risks an anxiety attack for the chance of finding love.”"
"It is an interesting tight-rope to walk: You want to provide opportunity and encouragement, but not push or force-feed it to them."