on the edge of

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

“You are on the edge of your seat all day long,” executive producer Anthony King added.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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

"These are everyday working-class women living on the edge of a country and it's incredibly important we try and wrench women out of the shadows."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

By now Penelope was perched on the edge of her hay bale.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood