on the edge of
Example Sentences
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He opens beer bottles on the edge of what must be an expensive table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Massive flooding left a government building in western Nepal teetering on the edge of an unstable ledge before it fell into the Daram River.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
What Howrey delivers with “Body Language” is a novel that covers all that ground while keeping the reader on the edge of their seat, alternately howling with laughter, holding their breath awaiting resolution, and weeping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The investigations in Coedpoeth come as another field on the edge of the nearby village of Minera has seen dozens of lorries depositing materials, which one local councillor described as "reeking of diesel".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Any more time traveling and her health would have started declining until she looked like one of the fragile Glitchers who lived in the nursing home on the edge of the Academy.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
