on the edge
Example Sentences
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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
Jamie George, an army veteran who lives on the edge of where the cordon was set up, said he was in his bathroom when the blast happened.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
I perch on the edge of my bed, and she sits in the recliner chair in my corner.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
