fringes
Example Sentences
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Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Instead of hanging around the fringes of the NFL, Wright walked away from the pros—to go back to the college game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Some of these "fringes" measure only slightly more than 20 kilometers across.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
In “Self-Portrait With Necklace,” a string of blue jadestones rests on Kahlo’s bare neck, above the fringes of a lace blouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ignatius pushed through the battalion loitering benignly on the fringes of the scene toward the desk of the office manager.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
