on the edge
Example Sentences
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They encouraged landowners plant food sources on the edge of crop fields or on farmland which did not yield much produce.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
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
“You are on the edge of your seat all day long,” executive producer Anthony King added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Tūtū perches on the edge of my bed with the ‘umeke in her lap. She seems calmer now that she’s holding it. “Why you went get this out?”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
