on the edge

Example Sentences

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Forecasting snow in the UK is rarely straightforward because we are an island nation on the edge on a large continent.

From BBC

Change-inducing nonconformists are out there on the edge of progress, pushing that boulder up the hill, sweating and usually being called oddballs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deep into stoppage time, Jones caught Beier on the edge of the penalty area, allowing Can to convert nervelessly from the spot.

From Barron's

Speaking about the explosive row that left viewers on the edge of their seats, and ultimately got herself banished, Fiona called herself a "plonker".

From BBC

However, his second home is situated on a plum corner lot that offers private water frontage on two sides, directly on the edge of the Biscayne Bay.

From MarketWatch