'edge' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'edge' with 20 example sentences.
- edge noun
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: the boundary of a surface
: a line determining the limits of an area
: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
: the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
: a slight competitive advantage
: the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- edge verb
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: advance slowly, as if by inches
: provide with a border or edge
: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
: provide with an edge
The world is on the edge of destruction.
My nerves are on edge.
Don't put the glass near the edge of the table.
He stood on the edge of the cliff.
My pencil fell off the edge of my desk.
Do you see the edge?
He edged his chair back and rose.
Please step back from the edge of the platform.
He had a slight edge on his opponent.
It's a two-edged sword.
The church is situated on the edge of town.
The bedroom curtains have faded at the edges.
My knife has lost its edge.
The knife has a very sharp edge.
Everybody was on the edge of their seat.
Round off the edges a little.
A new shopping mall opened on the edge of town.
The edges of shadows can be sharp or soft.
He sat at the edge of the stream.
I love living on the edge.