fringe
Example Sentences
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Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The Baader-Meinhof gang -- named after two early leaders, Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof -- emerged out of the radical fringe of the 1960s and 70s student protest movement.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
What if the crazy paranoid fringe was in fact the vanguard?”
From Salon • May 26, 2026
He has hovered on the fringe of the England team since, with none of his five caps coming at home or as the sole spinner.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“Oh, but she’s simply charming, you must meet her—” This about me, a whisper on the fringe of a crowd, and I would turn away, pretending I had not heard.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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