on edge
Example Sentences
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"You're always on edge when your kids are on holiday and when I saw the name flash up on the screen, we knew straight away something was wrong," recalled her dad Stuart.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The $30 trillion Treasury market has been on edge ever since Fed Chair Kevin Warsh began talking tough about the need to get inflation back down to 2%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Chemical sunscreens are considered safe by dermatologists, but studies establishing that some chemical UV filters harm coral reefs—and others pointing to possible associations with hormonal health issues in humans—have put some consumers on edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Those conditions, it seems, could keep markets on edge for much of the summer, given that the prospect of intervention carries the threat of broad market pullbacks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Being here makes me feel constantly on edge.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
