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on the edge

ADJECTIVE
marginal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insignificant minimal minor negligible
WEAK
bordering low peripheral rimming small verging
Antonyms
STRONGEST
important major significant
WEAK
central core interior internal
ADVERB
on the brink
Synonyms
WEAK
at the limit at the threshold on the borderline on the point on the verge

Example Sentences

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What's being decided here is not just the fate of a few streets on the edge of an estuary.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I felt I was on the edge of all that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As Malcolm, Muniz, who mostly gave up acting for professional race car driving, seems, for all his new-found calm, on the edge of exploding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, on the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs, has witnessed the twists and turns of Lebanon's troubled history.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She and Natalie sat on the edge of the roof, looking down at all the people laughing and eating.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz