on the edge of

Example Sentences

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I felt the sense of possibility when I was leaving his house in Ann Arbor, a man on the edge of doing something no one like him has ever done before.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

It is about friendship and creativity and New York City, specifically the East Village when you didn’t walk past First Avenue alone, on the edge of gentrification and the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The endeavor is on the edge of the observatory’s capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Locals say the statue was on a crucifix outside a family home on the edge of Debel, one of the few villages where residents have remained during Israel's war with Hezbollah.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

When the boys reached the woods on the edge of their backyard, they looked around furtively and ducked in.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon