on the edge
Example Sentences
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Again, USC mounted a lengthy drive, only to stall on the edge of the red zone.
From Los Angeles Times
Adam Wharton hit the bar for Palace with the goal gaping as Penders was again caught badly out of position when Strasbourg lost the ball on the edge of their own box.
From Barron's
Since then, Ms Bharti is constantly on the edge.
From BBC
Earlier this month, Epping Forest District Council lost a High Court case to seek an injunction against hotel owner Somani and the Home Office using the site on the edge of Epping to house asylum seekers.
From BBC
There, on the edge of a rundown strip center, the city is leasing space where a previous grocer went out of business.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.