How to Use on the edge of in a Sentence

on the edge of

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  • He’s been able to set the edge, be stout on the edge of the defense.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2024
  • This film will have you on the edge of your seat from the first scene!
    — Leah Hall, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But the upholstery on the edge of my seat is worn to the wood.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Lionel had learned to walk on the edge of his left foot.
    — Dave Eggers, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The twists and turns are fresh and new for the genre, and the suspense will surely have you on the edge of your seat.
    — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The video shows two Navy vehicles parked on the edge of the dump, next to three large white sacks.
    — Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • How to: Sit on the edge of a chair with feet flat on the ground and slightly shoulder-width apart.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 May 2023
  • How to: Sit on the edge of your chair with spine straight and tall and feet flat on the ground, shoulder-width apart.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
  • There’s nothing like reading a good thriller on the edge of your seat.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Bok Dong-hee (Soo-hyun) stands on the edge of a cliff, willing herself to fly.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 12 June 2024
  • Don’t miss Kastro (the castle), a cliffside village on the edge of the sea.
    — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Frankie Ruiz was on the edge of the dock rinsing off his new paddleboard.
    — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The chain racing around the bar will eventually create a small burr on the edge of the groove that the chain runs in.
    — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Pick a good tree for hanging a camera on the edge of the aforementioned food sources.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Needing only a field goal to tie, the Chargers were on the edge of scoring range.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This nerve-jolting series remains perched on the edge of a high cliff.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • There was a man sitting on the edge of the platform, holding his baby, about to jump in front of a train.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
  • The Arizona deserts may be teetering on the edge of a superbloom.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The small lip on the edge of the platter helps catch any water that may seep out of your container.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • Some drank iced teas, some beers, and some kept bottles of wine sitting on the edge of their tables at the ready.
    — The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The comet comes from the Oort Cloud, a region filled with frozen debris on the edge of our solar system.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Hendrickson leaned forward so that he was perched on the edge of the sofa.
    — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The flashpoint for those set-tos was TCC’s purchase of two large, derelict properties on the edge of town.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • Expecting Messi to be out for the rest of the game, fans are on the edge of their seats, with many letting out yells.
    — Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
  • Farmland in Japan is often split into small parcels on the edge of the village.
    — Dani Benton, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Springsteen sang of being trapped on the edge of catharsis, and the music seemed to want to suspend time.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But rain is increasingly scarce here on the edge of the Sahara desert.
    — Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Near the derailment site on the edge of town, the tracks back up to businesses, with homes nearby.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
  • By dawn several dozen men regrouped by some cottages on the edge of the city.
    — Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Buehler delivered yet another gem of a performance on Saturday to give the Dodgers a commanding 3-0 lead in the World Series and put his team on the edge of their eighth championship in franchise history.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

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