edging

Example Sentences

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“Recent data also shows existing-home sales modestly edging up.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Economists at DBS expect headline inflation to have jumped to 3.9% in April from 3.4% the month before, edging closer to the midpoint of the central bank’s target range.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"All these little things were edging me closer to taking this step into this unknown," says the 27-year-old.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Booking Holdings pared early losses, edging up 0.4%.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The man turned, pivoting the upper portion of his body—a middle-aged man, his dark beard streaked with gray, his thick brows edging into a frown of annoyance—and I saw his eyes go wide.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok