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
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
The company famously teetered on the edge of bankruptcy in 1996, surviving only through a $5 million cash injection from the Japanese videogame developer Sega.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
During the second set, he motioned to Copi to come sit on the edge of the stage and listen to the band.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
We live on the edge of wilderness and consequently the meat smell brings any number of visitors from the woods.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
