cliff's edge
Example Sentences
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A huge landslide has left Sicilian homes teering on a cliff’s edge.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
The wall was built to protect several condo complexes perched on the cliff’s edge from landslides.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Mr Ramaphosa was widely viewed as a clean, principled figure, who could steer the ANC, and the country, away from the cliff's edge.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022
The fire caller would yell “let the fire fall,” and the glowing embers from the campfire would be thrown from the cliff’s edge.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2019
The fool took his opportunity to escape from the cliff’s edge, heading away from Håkon and yelling as he pulled more watery missiles out of the river.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
