edging

Example Sentences

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Growth looks healthy on paper, yet hiring has slowed and unemployment is edging higher.

From Los Angeles Times

Hodge, who has faced 170 balls, rode his luck at times, edging short of the slip fielders several times and was dropped on 64 by Daryl Mitchell.

From Barron's

Consumer inflation in the United States was cooler than analysts expected in November, delayed government data showed Thursday, edging lower from two months prior.

From Barron's

Now, investors are edging back, drawn by beaten-down stock valuations and market tailwinds.

From The Wall Street Journal

In truth, edging to the wicketkeeper and slips has been his real weakness with another dismissal in that manner in the first Test in Perth making it nine in his past 12 innings down under.

From BBC