on the edge

Example Sentences

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Lebanon has long teetered on the edge of being a failed state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At the Colmar banquet, held in a vast hangar-like space on the edge of town, such accusations are dismissed out of hand.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Slice up cucumbers, red onions, carrots, radishes, jalapeños — whatever vegetables you have hovering on the edge of being forgotten — and drop them into the jar.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

“You are on the edge of your seat all day long,” executive producer Anthony King added.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

After I straightened out her team, I went over to the sled, which was teetering on the edge of the bluff.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell