on the edge

Example Sentences

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"These are everyday working-class women living on the edge of a country and it's incredibly important we try and wrench women out of the shadows."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

The days of dumping trash on the edge of town and lighting a match were ending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At least two mines on the edge of Abujhmad, stalled for years by Maoist violence, have become operational over the past five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“Look down there, right on the edge of the water. Is that a person, lying on the sand?”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret