on the edge

Example Sentences

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Tūtū perches on the edge of my bed with the ‘umeke in her lap. She seems calmer now that she’s holding it. “Why you went get this out?”

From Literature

Six miles from the mountain, on the edge of Spirit Lake—a lake created thousands of years before when another eruption had dammed the Toutle River—Harry and his wife, Edie, had hosted tourists and run their store from the green, wooden building nestled in the trees.

From Literature

Located on a 5-acre lot on the edge of the lake, the dwelling is known as Crystal Pointe and offers direct access to the water via a unique hillside track that operates two funicular trams.

From MarketWatch

We travel to a bleak tented camp on barren land on the edge of the city, where we see the reality of what Rasheed says is the biggest challenge facing Syrian women now.

From BBC

Some actors who appear right on the edge of becoming household names and who happen to be hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the first time might be leery of letting a famous relative steal their spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times