on the edge
Example Sentences
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Lebanon has long teetered on the edge of being a failed state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
At the Colmar banquet, held in a vast hangar-like space on the edge of town, such accusations are dismissed out of hand.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Steve Coogan is terrific in a rare dramatic role, as is Tom Burke as cop teetering on the edge as he falls dangerously deep into his undercover persona.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Slice up cucumbers, red onions, carrots, radishes, jalapeños — whatever vegetables you have hovering on the edge of being forgotten — and drop them into the jar.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Natalie Torres sat on the edge of her couch, her eyes glued to the television and her weather journal clutched tight in her hands.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
