cliff's edge
Example Sentences
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A huge landslide has left Sicilian homes teering on a cliff’s edge.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026
Mr Ramaphosa was widely viewed as a clean, principled figure, who could steer the ANC, and the country, away from the cliff's edge.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022
The way one character inexplicably parks her car comically close to a cliff’s edge?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2021
The fire caller would yell “let the fire fall,” and the glowing embers from the campfire would be thrown from the cliff’s edge.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2019
Ma squats at the cliff’s edge, urging me to take my time, but I just want to get this over with.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
