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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
• Photos of victims were presented on the edge of a stage used by the event’s speakers, who addressed their memories and sorrow in Hebrew.
  — NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024