be on the edge

Example Sentences

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“When a racer doesn’t feel comfortable to be on the edge of disaster, they are no longer in contention.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Savvy investors should be on the edge of their seats.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

For them to occur in the UK we need to be on the edge of an area of high pressure, with a brisk wind blowing at a right angle to a hill or mountain range.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

“It has to be on the edge of a road that isn’t too beat up, and people have to be able to see it from five or six feet away.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

Only one of the palace’s towers still stood, and even that one looked to be on the edge of collapse.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley