over the edge
Example Sentences
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That was part of Federer’s tennis mystique: the elegant, imperturbable calm, the way he almost never let the pressure boil and send him over the edge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Add a sudden pulse of hydrogen peroxide and many cancer cells tip over the edge: their DNA and energy machinery are damaged and they die.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
But at the same time, there is this feeling of: How much can you subject yourself to without it pushing you over the edge?
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
"The energy bills definitely pushed us over the edge," Mark says.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
One slip and he’d be over the edge.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
