edge
Example Sentences
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The University of Michigan Friday said its index of consumer sentiment edged down to 55.5 in early March from 56.6 in February.
By Monday crowds of people had gathered at the edges of the cordons around the Union Corner site.
From BBC
Shot in richly textured black and white with a fixed camera, Rosi makes the region’s present look as if it’s always teetering on the edge of a haunting archival status.
From Los Angeles Times
The Jewish community, particularly in the Bloomfield Hills suburb of Detroit where Temple Israel is located, is now on edge, she said.
From BBC
Expectations for inflation in the near term held steady, and long-run inflation expectations edged lower.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.